Danish Special Forces Storm Cargo Ship To Thwart Somali Pirate Attack -- Times OnlineDanish special forces stormed a Slovenian-owned ship and rescued the 25-strong crew yesterday in the first known case of Western forces intervening during an attack by Somali pirates.
The rescue began at dawn when the captain of a cargo ship named the Ariella sent out a mayday call, saying a skiff carrying six armed pirates was approaching his vessel 100 miles (160km) north of the Somali coast in the Gulf of Aden.
He also said that the ship was ringed by barbed wire, giving the crew time to lock themselves in a safe room with a VHF radio.
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More News On Today's Rescue From Somali Pirates
Danish forces free ship captured by pirates -- Washington Post/AP
NATO special forces storm hijacked ship, free crew -- AFP
Nato troops free ship off Somalia after pirate attack -- BBC
Armed forces storm ship captured by pirates -- ABC News (Australia)
NATO forces recapture vessel seized by pirates -- CNN
Danish navy rescues crew of merchant ship off Somalia -- Reuters
Ship hijacked by Somali pirates retaken -- CBC
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