Greek and Spanish military caught seven pirates.

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Pirates tried to capture the German Navy tanker FGS Spessart, which is used for refueling of NATO ships in the open sea. The team at the tanker civil.

Attempted occurred off the coast of Yemen. Greek frigate fight off the attackers, and then seized by pirates in captivity. The operation also attended the Spanish Navy helicopter.

Recall that in 2008, Somali pirates carried out some 130 attacks on ships in the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.

Several nations, including Russia, USA, India, the countries - EU members was sent to the Gulf of Aden ships to ensure safety of navigation.

However, Somali pirates continued to attack. March 16, they seized the two vessels: Greek tanker Nipayya "on board were 19 people (one of them Russian) and the Norwegian tanker" Bow-Asher.