Somali pirates discouraged from Egyptian ship helicopters.

SyuzhetyVoennaya operation against Somali piratov10.05.2009Rossiysky tanker escaped from piratovYuzhnokoreyskie and American helicopters on 13 May discouraged Somali pirates who tried to attack the Egyptian ship, reported AFP. This was announced May 14, officials in Seoul.
The signal of attack was obtained from the Egyptian ship "Amir" Turkish patrol boat, and then went to the scene and the South Korean helicopter destroyer. Pirates opened the "Amir" fired from a distance, the vessel was slightly damaged by bomb.
Pirate boat was less than two kilometers from the "Amir", but the attack prevented the gunmen, who opened fire from the South Korean side of the helicopter. Subsequently, the Navy helicopter joined the operation SSHA.V Command U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet, stationed in Bahrain, said that attempts to capture the pirates left the ship only after exchange of fire with a patrol. 17 people from among the attackers were captured, they seized weapons including a rocket launcher.
Currently, patrol the Gulf of Aden for more than 20 patrol ships. Joined the fight against pirates in the middle of April, the South Korean armed forces had quadrupled helps prevent the seizure of ships by pirates.