Dutch Navy Captures Pirates

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Somali pirates taken in encounter with the Dutch

Calcutta News.Net
Thursday 3rd December, 2009

A Dutch military ship has captured 13 Somali pirates off the coast of Oman, 280 kilometres south of the western town of Salalah.

Navy personnel were also able to take possession of a large haul of weapons when the pirates were finally taken from their fishing vessel.

The incident occurred after the pirates attacked a merchant ship from speedboats.

The armed pirates tried to board the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged BBC Togo, but were repelled after shooting at the vessel.

The BBC Togo had taken on-board precautions to slow the pirates down, causing the pirates to finally give up and flee to a larger fishing boat.

Members of the Dutch frigate then captured them fairly quickly, finding onboard a large amount of weapons, including AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and rifle ammunition.

The pirates are believed to be Somalis.