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French warship sinks pirate ship
AFP - A French warship destroyed a pirate 'mother ship' and 11 Somalis were seized in an anti-piracy operation off the Somali coast, the EU naval force Navfor said on Friday.The surveillance frigate Nivose found, "stopped and searched a mother skiff and two supporting skiffs, some 480 nautical miles east of the Somali coast" on Thursday, Navfor said in a statement. The French sailors boarded and searched the vessels and discovered "pirate paraphernalia". The 11 Somali crew were taken off the three apprehended boats which were then sunk. The proactive action is part of Navfor's aim to prevent and disrupt pirate activity. More than 40 such pirate groups have been disrupted in the last two months "showing that the new strategy is working," Navfor said. Posted by: trailing wife 2010-05-02 |
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