NATO Warship Sinks Pirate Ship Off Somalia

Photo: Absalon has been operating in the pirate-populated Gulf of Aden off the east African coast. (Photo: SOK)

Absalon Sinks Pirate ‘Mother Ship’ -- Copenhagen Post

Danish forces boarded and sank a pirate control ship as part of Nato operations off the coast of Somalia

The Absalon, a Danish attack support ship, sank a pirate control ship off the coast of Somalia on Sunday, according to a Nato press release.

The Absalon is the current flag ship of the Nato fleet operating in the pirate-stricken Gulf of Aden off the east African coast and has been involved in numerous pirate run-ins.

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