Somali pirates attacked a bulk carrier in the Red Sea.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo Somali13.06.2009Somaliyskie pirates off the coast reached the shores of Oman, Red Sea, Somali pirates attempted to capture the bulk carrier "Keng Long" (Kang Long), walked under the flag of Hong Kong, Interfax reports by reference to the "Naval Bulletin - Sovfraht.
Pirates armed with assault rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers, tried to approach the ship in three boats. Dry-cargo ship began to maneuver, but the main thing that saved the ship from capture - the barbed wire tension writes "Naval Bulletin - Sovfraht. In addition, the attackers watered with water from fire hydrants. After 15 minutes, the pirates ceased attempts to approach the ship and fled.
In 2008, dramatically increased the number of pirate attacks on ships passing the coast of Somalia. In summer 2008, the UN Security Council authorized a foreign country to fight against pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Warships sent to the coast of Somalia, Russia, European Union, NATO and other countries. However, to cope with the pirates have not yet been elusive.
In the Red Sea in 2009 was at least three cases of attacks by Somali pirates, none of which resulted in the seizure of ships.