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upon seeing the larger skiff with all their fuel in flames. By the time the action was over at least one pirate was killed (only one body was recovered from one of the remaining small skiffs), and 12 (including 5 wounded) pirates were captured. A spokesman for the Somali pirate militia in
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gangs controlled by local warlords started to capture passing merchant ships in an attempt to gain funding by ransoming the ships and their crews. As the raids became successful, the pirates became bolder. They began seizing UN aid ships, and even
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chose not to prosecute the captured men for piracy and repatriated them over a period of several months, some requiring advanced medical care aboard U.S. and
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with specially trained boarding teams to investigate. The boats' boarding attempt was aborted when the pirates opened fire on them from extremely short range, and they returned fire and withdrew.
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hitting and setting ablaze a 55-US-gallon (210 L; 46 imp gal) fuel drum, and burned to the waterline. The two small skiffs were engaged and surrendered to USS
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attempting to capture it for ransom. The U.S. and
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222:Somalia: Piracy and Counter-Terrorism, 2006-2017
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603:Action of 5 April
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118:Commanders and leaders
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168:Casualties and losses
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1463:Asian Glory
1415:Liberty Sun
1282:Sirius Star
1235:Stolt Valor
1176:Golden Nori
657:Sinar Kudus
297:11 November
248:Ras Kamboni
158:1 cruiser
1622:Categories
1422:MSC Melody
1136:Dongwon-ho
832:References
789:small arms
787:and other
724:See also:
720:Background
549:April raid
350:Bulo Marer
292:Dhusamareb
286:Thalathine
263:28 October
139:James Yohe
1565:Guanabara
1456:Iceberg 1
1429:Horizon-1
1401:Sea Horse
1303:Biscaglia
1213:Le Ponant
1169:Al Marjan
1030:(4): 41.
820:Amsterdam
812:Aftermath
771:USS
753:USS
499:Le Ponant
463:Al Marjan
180:1+ killed
155:destroyer
1597:incident
1551:Irene SL
1544:incident
1470:Almezaan
1394:Almezaan
1373:incident
1361:incident
1268:incident
1263:Powerful
1229:incident
1193:incident
1181:incident
1162:incident
1129:incident
1124:Gonzalez
866:Gonzalez
797:Gonzalez
767:Gonzalez
755:Gonzalez
525:FV
497:MY
236:18 March
163:3 skiffs
147:Strength
68:Location
49:Gonzalez
29:Part of
1498:Oceanic
1484:Yasin C
1449:Pramoni
1344:S Venus
1317:Nautica
1289:Delight
1275:Karagöl
321:Baraawe
142:Unknown
74:Somalia
51:in 2004
1592:Patiño
1324:Athena
818:HNLMS
747:Battle
736:Pirate
732:Somali
688:Patiño
362:Barawe
280:Dobley
258:Bargal
253:3 June
104:
81:Result
1512:Izumi
1387:Irene
1357:Tanit
1310:Astor
1242:Faina
763:skiff
665:Quest
374:Barii
1583:2012
1530:2011
1519:York
1440:2010
1380:Qana
1335:2009
1204:2008
1148:2007
1108:2006
1088:2005
704:The
679:2012
619:2011
580:2010
536:2009
484:2008
448:2007
432:2006
368:2017
356:2013
339:2012
327:2011
315:2009
274:2008
242:2007
231:2006
160:Note
60:Date
47:USS
1138:628
1032:doi
663:SY
655:MV
637:MV
608:MV
554:MV
505:MV
461:MV
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