Yesterday, the US Navy was able to get yet another ship freed from Pirates, who had siezed the Tiwanese fishing vessel off the coazt of Somalia. This was the fifth ship the Navy aided in the span of a single week.

While only one Cruise Ship has suffered a pirate attack, pirats are fequently attacking or seizing everything from fishing vessels to cargo ships and tankers. Waters off Somaila, on the East coast of Africa.

Somalia's lawless coastlines are a haven for heavily armed pirates. The country has lacked a functioning government since 1991, when rival warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and turned on each other
-- From FOXNews.com - U.S. Navy Helps Free Taiwanese Ship Held By Somali Pirates - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News

Picture of the Tiwanese fishing vessel freed yesterday, after 5 1/2 months


AP
Nov. 5: A U.S. Navy rescue and assistance team arrives to provide humanitarian and medical assistance to crew of Taiwanese-flagged fishing trawler.

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