Mittwoch, 18. Januar 2012

Royal Navy hands fishing boat to Yemen authorities in counter-piracy operation

The Royal Navy handed over a pirated fishing vessel to the Yemen authorities today as part of its counter-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean.
By Holly Watt, on board RFA Fort Victoria
An elite team of Royal Marines stormed the fishing vessel on Friday, seizing it back from a gang of suspected Somali pirates.

The pirates are believed to have stolen the fishing vessel in order to use it as a platform for launching hijack attempts on cargo ships and tankers in the Gulf of

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