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The detention of pirates (3 photos)
At 7 am CET ship «MV Courier», follow the national flag of Antigua and Barbuda and owned by German shipping company «Gebrüder Winter», filed distress. Later it became clear that the sailors in danger of attack by Somali pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms.
On board the German patrol boat in the air was raised helicopter and rushed to the rescue of the threatened ship. Himself frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" was about 50 nautical miles from the scene of the attack. With the German helicopter was fired warning shots, and then the boat with the pirates managed to detain. According to the Bundeswehr, in detention was also an American helicopter, raised the alarm on board a US military vessel «USS Monterey».
As a result of transient operation 9 pirates were detained and taken on board the "Rhineland-Palatinate". This is the first arrest pirates Bundeswehr soldiers since the beginning of their mission, from December 25 last year. According to the German Defense Minister, is currently under interrogation of detainees.
On board the German patrol boat in the air was raised helicopter and rushed to the rescue of the threatened ship. Himself frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" was about 50 nautical miles from the scene of the attack. With the German helicopter was fired warning shots, and then the boat with the pirates managed to detain. According to the Bundeswehr, in detention was also an American helicopter, raised the alarm on board a US military vessel «USS Monterey».
As a result of transient operation 9 pirates were detained and taken on board the "Rhineland-Palatinate". This is the first arrest pirates Bundeswehr soldiers since the beginning of their mission, from December 25 last year. According to the German Defense Minister, is currently under interrogation of detainees.
