Somali pirates stopped by UK Navy
Somali pirates have been stopped in the Indian Ocean by two vessels from the British Navy.
Somali pirates stopped by Royal Navy and allies
A group of Somali pirates have been stopped in their tracks by acounter piracy task force following recent attacks of two vessels in the Indian Ocean.
The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Counter Piracy task force along with other allies embarked on the operation.
A task force of vessels from different countries had been searching for the pirates since they attacked and exchanged gunfire with the supertanker Island Splendor on Friday 11th October. Three days later a Spanish fishing vessel was also attacked by what was suspected to be the same pirates.
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