U.S. Navy Cruiser Foils 2nd Pirate Attack Within Week
June 02 2010
The crew of the USS San Jacinto has thwarted two pirate attacks in the past week in the Gulf of Aden, the Navy Times reports.
A boarding team from the Norfolk, Va.-based cruiser seized nine pirates on a skiff on Tuesday morning, Navy officials said.
The pirates were tracked by the ship's Seahawk helicopter after they attacked the Maltese-flagged Avenue Beauty 90 miles north of Somalia, said U.S. officials.
The pirates threw all weapons and ammunition overboard before being...
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