The German navy has foiled a pirate attack on a container ship off the Somali coast and arrested nine pirates. A military spokesman in Berlin said the frigate Rheinland-Pfalz received a distress call in the Gulf of Aden early on Tuesday from a German-owned ship that reported to be under fire from pirates armed with rocket-launchers and machine guns. The German frigate, with the assistance of a nearby US naval ship, was able to halt and board the pirates' boat. More than 100 vessels were attacked last year by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, which is now patrolled by naval warships from the United States, European Union and other countries including China.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
German navy foils Somali pirate attack
The German navy has foiled a pirate attack on a container ship off the Somali coast and arrested nine pirates. A military spokesman in Berlin said the frigate Rheinland-Pfalz received a distress call in the Gulf of Aden early on Tuesday from a German-owned ship that reported to be under fire from pirates armed with rocket-launchers and machine guns. The German frigate, with the assistance of a nearby US naval ship, was able to halt and board the pirates' boat. More than 100 vessels were attacked last year by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, which is now patrolled by naval warships from the United States, European Union and other countries including China.
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