Sunday, October 16, 2011

Royal Navy stages daring rescue of ship seized by Somali pirates

THE Royal Navy saved the crew of a ship after it was hijacked by ­pirates – the second rescue in a week.

HMS Somerset’s Merlin helicopter tracked the ­fishing boat off Somalia before Royal Marines were ordered to board.

The pirates, armed with machine guns, surrendered without firing a shot. They were held while the ­Pakistani crew was freed.

Earlier this week ­another Royal Navy team freed the crew of an Italian bulk carrier after finding a ­message in a bottle SOS.

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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