The Russian crew of the tanker otbil attack the Somali pirates.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off the coast of Somalia Somali21.04.2009Piraty released Filipino tankerEkipazh tanker Henditankers Magic, April 19, reflecting an attempt to capture a ship by Somali pirates, consisted entirely of residents of the Primorye region, said on Wednesday, RIA Novosti with reference to Representative of the Russian Far East regional union seamen.
Noticing the vicinity of the tanker motorboat with four pirates, sailors were sent to the stream of water from the fire water cannon. In response, the pirates fired on a ship from the grenade, but the grenade, falling to the deck, did not explode. None of the crew was not injured.
Tanker "Henditankers Magic", registered under the flag of the Marshall Islands, was recently built in China and surpass the Russian navy to the buyer - the Greek company Roxana Shipping.
In April in the Gulf of Aden pirates attempted to capture the American container "Maersk Alabama." The attack was successfully repulsed, but in the hands of the pirates left the ship commander. As a result of U.S. Navy ships had to carry out an operation to rescue the sailor, which ended with his release. At the same time, three pirates were killed and one taken prisoner and brought to the United States, where he will be judged.
In order to combat Somali pirates, a number of countries in the Gulf of Aden sent their warships. In the United States is considering causing air and even ground operations to destroy ground bases pirates.