Saturday, April 11, 2009

Sailors fight off Somali pirates water from hoses.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali10.04.2009Piraty released Norwegian tanker with Russian bortuOcherednoe to attack the Somali pirates ended in failure: as reported Reuters, robbers drive away from the water hose. The object of attack, the pirates were coming under the Panamanian flag bulk carrier "Anatolia". Details attack military sailors told Portuguese ship, protected from the pirates of the waterway in the Gulf of Aden.
The incident occurred on Saturday morning in the southwestern Gulf. According to reports, eight pirates traveling by boat, were armed with AK-47. According to "Anatolia" was opened rifle fire. In addition, one of the cabins the ship later found the unexploded grenade shell.
Bulk carrier began to maneuver in an attempt to escape from pursuers, when at the pirates sent jets of water they withdraw. "They need a more objective light," - explained one of the staff officers of NATO, who was on board the Portuguese ship "Corte-Real."
Other recent attacks by Somali pirates ended not so well. In the hands of the bandits are still the captain of an American container "Maersk Alabama, taken prisoner on April 8, and one day later during the operation to liberate the French yacht" Tanit "the death of one of the hostages. According to agency Associated Press, the French authorities intend to investigate the death of Florent Lemakona: it is possible that he was accidentally shot by soldiers.

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