Somali pirates fired on the Japanese ship.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo Somali20.03.2009V off the coast of the Gulf of Aden hijacked the Greek ship "Titan" off the coast of Somalia, pirates attacked a Japanese cargo ship, carrying cars. This is with reference to the government of Japan announced on Monday agency Associated Press.
As clarified in the Ministry of Transport of Japan, the pirates in two motor boats approached the ship "Dzhezmin Eys and fired several shots. The ship started to evade pursuit, and soon the attackers abandoned their plans, absconded from the scene. In the shelling "Dzhezmin Eys" none of the 18 crew was injured.
Cargo ship "Dzhezmin Eys, owned by the company Mitsui OSK Lines, should the port of the second largest city in Kenya - Mombasa. All 18 seamen on board, are citizens of the Philippines.
"Dzhezmin Eys" became the first Japanese ship attacked by Somali pirates in 2009. Last year, pirates attacked the Japanese ships were subjected to 12. Note that in early March, Japan sent to the coast of Somalia, the two warships to join an international operation against Somali pirates.