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January 22, 2006

Somalia: Pirate Ship Captured by U.S. Navy

Way to go Navy: U.S. Navy Seizes Pirate Ship Off Somalia

The U.S. Navy boarded an apparent pirate ship in the Indian Ocean and detained 26 men for questioning, the Navy said Sunday. The 16 Indians and 10 Somali men were aboard a traditional dhow that was chased and seized Saturday by the U.S. guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill, said Lt. Leslie Hull-Ryde of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain.

The dhow stopped fleeing after the Churchill twice fired warning shots during the chase, which ended 87 kilometers (54 miles) off the coast of Somalia, the Navy said. U.S. sailors boarded the dhow and seized a cache of small arms.

Somalia, of course, is a country dominated by our friends of the Religion of Peace.

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Posted by Ruy Diaz at January 22, 2006 9:35 PM

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