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Somali pirates with automatic weapons captured the ship, carrying six Kenyans and six Sri Lankans. [17] On February 27, members of the Somali coast guard attempted to take back the ship but failed, and two coast guardsmen were killed. Taiwan: FV Ching Fong Hwa 168 (fishing vessel) 15 (fish) 14 crew released, 1 crew member executed. 2007-04-28 ...
On 12 October 2008, Somali security forces engaged in a shoot-out with the pirates, resulting in a death of a pirate and of a Somali soldier. [55] The security forces also captured two pirate speedboats. Two days later, Somali forces liberated the ship, and 10 hijackers were arrested. [56] Panama ( Greece) MV Action (chemical tanker) 20 (unknown)
Too close for major weapon systems, the two American ships returned fire with small caliber guns. [5] [6] The larger pirate skiff was soon set on fire by a .50 caliber tracer round fired from USS Gonzalez hitting and setting ablaze a 55-US-gallon (210 L; 46 imp gal) fuel drum, and burned to the waterline. [7]
Passengers decked out for a black tie dinner on a British cruise ship on the Indian Ocean were told to hide below decks when a speed boat allegedly carrying Somali pirates came alongside the.
Panama ( Italy) MSC Melody (cruise ship) 490 (1000 passengers) Capture failed: 2009-04-25: unknown: Capture failed: Pirates fired at the cruise ship MSC Melody with an automatic rifle and attempted to board at around 11:35 pm local time. After all passengers were escorted to their cabins, the ship's crew, which included a small Israeli security ...
Score one for the good guys. U.S. Marines have reclaimed control of a commercial ship seized by pirates off the Somali coast -- the first such successful U.S. military boarding since the recent ...
(cruise ship) 407 Attack failed: unknown: Azamara Journey, a cruise ship owned by Azamara Club Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., was approached on 26 November 2012 by several small pirate skiffs off the coast of Oman. After taking evasive maneuvers and firing at least three warning flares, the pirates ceased their attack. [16]
[98] [99] [100] The ship was initially used as a pirate mother-ship. The ship and 13 of its crew were released after a payment of $600,000 was made. [101] 6 crew members were taken as hostages onshore. 1 Syrian hostage was previously executed by the pirates for delayed payment. [102] The rest of the crew were released 3 months later without ...