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CTF 150 Seizes 10 Tons of Narcotics

July 10th, 2009 | Comments Off

CTF 150 Seizes 10 Tons of Narcotics

Coalition forces, operating in the Gulf of Aden as part of Combined Task Force 150, seized approximately 10 tons of narcotics July 7, with an estimated value of $70 million. A U.S. Navy maritime patrol aircraft and a British warship located and tracked the vessel in the Gulf of Aden and then the crew from the UK ship boarded the dhow approximately 150 miles southeast of Salalah, Oman. This drug seizure is the largest by coalition … Read entire article »

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This Is a Pirate Ship?

May 14th, 2009 | Comments Off

This Is a Pirate Ship?

Forget your mental images of gleaming metal and swarthy men in trendy clothes. This is a picture of a pirate mothership from Somalia. Click on it for a larger version. You almost, almost, feel sorry for the poor buggers. Almost but not quite. Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for PiratesPeleliu Stops Pirate AttackNavy Tanker fights Off PiratesNavy Continues to Eye PiratesUS Navy Aids Ship Released By PiratesUS Navy Jugs Somali PiratesNavy Detains … Read entire article »

Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Military

Maersk Alabama Taken By Somali Pirates

April 8th, 2009 | Comments Off

Maersk Alabama Taken By Somali Pirates

Update 2 pm EDT: Crew is reported to have retaken the ship. Some reports say the captain is still hostage. Crew may be holding 1 pirate, and 4 are reported to be “in the water”. CNN is among the agencies reporting that an America-flagged ship, the Maersk Alabama , has been seized by Somali pirates. It was enroute to Mombasa, Kenya with relief supplies. As we reported here, Task Force 151 has established a safe-transit lane in … Read entire article »

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US Navy Jugs Somali Pirates

February 12th, 2009 | Comments Off

The guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) intercepted and apprehended nine suspected pirates today in the Gulf of Aden after responding to a distress call from a nearby merchant vessel. At approximately 4 a.m. local time, the Indian-flagged Motor Vessel Premdivya sent a distress call to all ships in the area reporting that she had been fired upon by a small skiff, and suspected pirates were attempting to board it. Upon reaching the suspect skiff, the helicopter crew from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42, embarked aboard Vella Gulf, signaled for the skiff to stop immediately. When the skiff failed to stop, the helicopter fired one warning shot. A second warning shot was fired when the suspects continued to flee. Once the suspected pirates brought the skiff to a complete stop … Read entire article »

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Peleliu Stops Pirate Attack

August 8th, 2008 | 2 Comments

USS Peleliu and embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) stopped a pirate attack of a civilian merchant vessel Aug. 8 approximately 80 miles north of Somalia while conducting Maritime Security Operations. Under the direction of Combined Task Force 51, Peleliu responded to a call for help from the merchant vessel Gem of Kilakarai at approximately 7 a.m. when the ship reported it was under attack from armed pirates in two small boats with weapons and rifle-launched grenades. Operating approximately 10 miles away from the merchant vessel when the distress call was received, Peleliu altered her course to intercept the suspected pirate vessels and launched three helicopters. The two suspected pirate vessels then fled the scene. Gem of Kilakarai reported one grenade landed on the ship’s bridge wing during the attack, but failed to … Read entire article »

Filed under: War on Terror