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Somalia Piracy: Three Vessels Raided By Royal Navy Frigate (PICTURES)

PA/The Huffington Post UK  |  Posted: 15/05/2012 14:54 Updated: 15/05/2012 14:54

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Three raids have been carried out over the ship's seven month tour

A Royal Navy frigate has undertaken three counter-piracy operations during a seven-month deployment in the Indian Ocean.

Portsmouth-based HMS Westminster raided vessels which had been used by pirates in hijacking attempts on ships travelling through the area.

The early morning operations by the Type 23 frigate involved the warship's boarding teams being supported by a Merlin helicopter as they targeted the vessels, detained suspects and destroyed equipment.

A navy spokesman said: "Using the Merlin's powerful sensors, on each occasion we found the suspected pirates and identified weapons, excessive fuel, ladders and more people than you would expect to find for any other purpose in small boats, hundreds of miles from land in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

"Faced with an overwhelming display of force, the suspected pirates immediately surrendered."

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oracle of ifa
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08:33 PM on 05/16/2012
i look at the comment made here and laugh. a bunch of Africans in deep ocean on a vessel are terrorist. a bunch of Europeans or Americans a vessel are tourist, i hope those guys had an interprator speak to them and found out what they were really doing on the oceans of thier coast. When u wanna destroy someone, you first make them the boogyman and what better boogyman than an african. After all its just an African. Becareful boys and girls, Africa has 47% of the worlds richest resources and one day they will figure it out. Good luck boogymaker
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Sir Alto
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03:06 PM on 05/16/2012
does no one else find it funny that a nation that almost single handledly created piracy is combating it
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jkevinm80
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04:01 PM on 05/16/2012
No. Different times, different priorities. The English adopted piracy as a defense against the overwhelming size of the Spanish Navy and its attempt to control all commerce in the atlantic. They organized an funded people who had ships as a sort of floating vigilante force to protect their merchmat fleets and harass the spanish economically and politically.
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feedersoccer
oh shush
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07:56 AM on 05/16/2012
These Pirates have got to keep up with the times and ditch their swords and stop swashbuckling and get themselves a big ship with bazookas.
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bexhillscrote
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07:37 AM on 05/16/2012
Interesting that nobody has mentioned that these pirates have no other method of making a living. European fishing fleets have caught all their fish. The country is lawless and the problem requires solutions that are a little more constructive than simply "blowing them out of the water". Exciting though that prospect may seem.
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wixies
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07:21 AM on 05/16/2012
Why aren't we allowed to comment on events of National Importance which directly affect us.
Are we not able to make an infomed decision on tese matters?
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wAdrian
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07:07 AM on 05/16/2012
They (the pirates ) have their "yewman rights " yer know .
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cantabria
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07:07 AM on 05/16/2012
What a complete waste of time, unless you throw them overboard for the sharks they will just come back for more.
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spike129
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06:54 AM on 05/16/2012
all arrested and ending up in a council house near you!!!!
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daily record
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06:49 AM on 05/16/2012
What about the poor pirates human rights,they are human beings, just like the human beings that they want to kidnap and kill if they don`t get a ransom.
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Tony Fenwick
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07:17 AM on 05/16/2012
As pirates they have given up all their rights - sink 'em.
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rrichpigg
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06:33 AM on 05/16/2012
WHERE are the PHOTOs, no LINK.
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Jamsey
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05:45 AM on 05/16/2012
Its about time the R N took more direct action. It wasnt this bad when Jonny Depp was roaming the high seas in the 1700,s. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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TDH788
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02:26 AM on 05/16/2012
Then start on Bradford etc.
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PhilEssex
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12:52 AM on 05/16/2012
I wouldn't of arrested them, once confirmed that they were Pirates, they should of just blown them out the water......job done.
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twinzebras
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06:51 AM on 05/16/2012
Please use the word 'have' rather than 'of' in that context
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cantabria
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07:08 AM on 05/16/2012
Why? Grammar is only opinion, changing all the time, one day you will be "wrong".
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PhilEssex
Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarves are not happy.
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09:03 AM on 05/16/2012
I'm sorry, I didn't realise this was a grammer posting.
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normdoug
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12:48 AM on 05/16/2012
Why is it always the Royal Navy that has to do all the dirty work?
These pirats or just rats should be taken to an Islamic country and let them stand trial and punishment there, They would't have hands to commit anymore piracy.
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benbenben88
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12:33 AM on 05/16/2012
When are they moving to UK - everything is ready for them.
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