U.S. Navy captures pirate vessel off East African coast
A U.S. Navy destroyer captured a pirate vessel 54 miles off the coast of Somalia on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.
The wire service reported on Sunday that the Navy detained and questioned 26 people on board the captured vessel. The destroyer “USS Winston S. Churchill” fired two warning shots while chasing the suspect vessel in the Indian Ocean.
Indian crewmen aboard the detained vessel told the Navy that Somali pirates seized their ship, or “dhow,” almost a week ago near Mogadishu and used it to attack cargo ships in the area, the AP said.
The AP also reported the International Maritime Bureau in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday said the same pirates attacked the Bahamian-flag bulk ship “Delta Ranger” about 200 miles off the Somalian coast.
U.S. Navy captures pirate vessel off East African coast
