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Helicopter Chases Off Pirates Trying To Hijack Maltese Ship

December 30 2010

Somalia

Somali pirates trying to hijack a Maltese-flagged ship were deterred on Monday by a naval helicopter, the Times of Malta reports.

The MV Sigloo Star was attacked in the Arabian Sea about 130 miles off the coast of Oman and Yemen, said unnamed sources.

The pirates retreated after a naval helicopter from an unknown nation arrived on the scene, said the captain. No one was reported injured during the incident.

The pirates were using a previously hijacked ship, the MV...

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