Thursday, June 3, 2010

Dead Pirates!

Pirates force fatal shootout on Dubai ship

by Melanie Swan
Last Updated: June 04. 2010 12:27AM UAE / June 3. 2010 8:27PM GMT Somali security forces regained control of the pirated ship QSM Dubai yesterday morning after a shootout with the hijackers left one crewman dead and another injured.

Two members of the Puntland Security Forces were also hurt after they mounted an operation to free the Dubai cargo ship, which was pirated on Wednesday.

According to Nato, about 50 Somali troops tracked the pirated vessel, which was Panamanian flagged, as it sailed down the northern coast of Puntland in the Gulf of Aden, and then boarded the ship.  More...http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100604/NATIONAL/706039829/1138/SPORT

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