SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali03.05.2009Piraty captured Pakistani sudnoVoennaya operation against Somali piratov04.05.2009Frantsuzsky special prisoner accused of murder of Somali piratovDva ship Somali pirates attacked a military transport ship of the U.S. "Lewis and Clark" ( "Lewis and Clark") off the eastern coast of Somalia, reports Reuters.
The pirates opened fire on an American ship with small arms fire, but "Luce and Clark" has increased the progress of pirate ships and left behind. Within an hour the pirates chased the ship, but come closer than on the nautical mile (1 852 meters) and have not been able to stop chasing.
None of the crew of "Lewis and Clark did not hurt. Sam ship also has not received serious injuries.
Military transport ship of the U.S. "Lewis and Clark for some time been used as a prison for captured sea pirates.
Since early 2009, Somali pirates have made 97 attacks on merchant ships in the waters of the Gulf of Aden. As a result 27 ships were hijacked. The latest incident occurred on May 7 - in the hands of the pirates turned small Dutch ship with eight crew members.
In November 2008 against the Somali pirates held an international naval operation "Atlanta." Patrol waters off the coast of Somalia carrying out ship United States, Russia, Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Sweden, South Korea and Japan.
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