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Copper10-8 · 04-19-2009, 02:18 PM

The pursuit and capture of the 'pirates' after the latest attack sunday on the Norwegian tanker involved two warships fom the Canadian and U.S. Navy:

Canadian Navy frigate HCMS Winnipeg FFH-338

U.S. Navy frigate USS Halyburton FFG-40

nealberk · 04-19-2009, 05:25 PM

I don't mind releasing the pirates. Now releasing them in the boats that are stolen property or purchased with illegally obtained money is an entirely different matter.

Can they swim?

Copper10-8 · 04-19-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by canarymoon

Wow! I didn't know there was a Portuguese warship involved!

Of course, it's in every country's interest to be involved in this effort, as world rade is threatened.

Kinda hard to keep track of due to rotations but what's in the Gulf of Aden right now involves task forces from three separate organizations:

Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151):

RSS Persistence (Singapore - Landing Ship Tank)
ROKS Munmu the Great (South Korea - destroyer)
TCG Giresun (Turkey - frigate)
HMS Portland (United Kingdom - frigate)
USS Bainbridge (USA - destroyer)
USS Gettysburg (USA cruiser)
USS Boxer (USA - amphibious assault ship & flagship)

NATO anti-piracy task force under Operation Allied Protector:

NRP Corte Real (Portugal - frigate & flagship)
HMCS Winnipeg (Canada- frigate)
HNLMS De Zeven Provincien (The Netherlands - frigate)
SPS Blas de Lezo (Spain - frigate)
USS Halyburton (USA - frigate)

European Union under Operation Atalanta:
(also on behalf of the United Nations World Food Program)

FNS Nivose (France - frigate)
FGS Emden (Germany - frigate)
FGS Mecklenburg Volpommern (Germany - frigate)
FGS Rheinland Pfalz (Germany - frigate)
FGS Spessart (Germany - supply tanker)
MM Maestrale (Italy - frigate)
SPS Marques de la Ensenada (Spain - supply ship)
SPS Numancia (Spain - frigate)
HMS Stockholm (Sweden - corvette)
HMS Malmo (Sweden - corette)
HMS Trosso (Sweden - support ship)

Operating independently on anti-piracy missions:

Shenzhen (PR of China - destroyer)
Huangshan (PR of China - frigate)
Weishanhu (PR of China - supply ship)
INS Tabar (India - frigate)
INS Beas (India - frigate)
JS Sazanami (Japan - destroyer)
JS Samidareapan (Japan - destroyer)
KD Sri Indera Sakti (Malaysia - frigate)
PNS Nasr (Pakistan - support ship)
Admiral Panteleyev (Russia - destroyer)
Russia - Salvage tug
Russia - Supply tanker
Al-Riyadh (Saudi Arabia - frigate)

canarymoon · 04-19-2009, 08:27 PM

Wow- Thank you for that lisst, copper! I knew there were quite a few, but had never seen a detailed list.

MD11F · 04-19-2009, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nealberk

I don't mind releasing the pirates. Now releasing them in the boats that are stolen property or purchased with illegally obtained money is an entirely different matter.

Can they swim?

If they can't swim, let them learn....by themselves of course. It's sink or swim, and if they can't, ......oh well, they're gonna sink.

canarymoon · 04-20-2009, 04:51 PM

NEW LEGEND HONOR - Chinese Cargo Ship - escapes pirates
The latest attack occurred at midday when pirates fired shots at a Chinese-owned, Panama-flagged cargo ship, the MV New Legend Honor, said Cmdr. Chris Davies, from NATO's maritime headquarters in England.

Two NATO warships _ one Canadian, the other British _ scrambled helicopters in defense, Davies said. No damage was reported to the cargo ship and the pirates escaped.

canarymoon · 04-20-2009, 04:52 PM

MV Atlantica - sailing under flag of Malta - escaped
In a separate pre-dawn attack, pirates fired rockets at the Maltese-flagged MV Atlantica about 30 miles (50 kilometers) off Yemen's coast in the Gulf of Aden, said Lt.-Cmdr. Alexandre Santos Fernandes, a spokesman for the NATO alliance.

Two boats with about six pirates each attacked the ship and one skiff attempted to board it. The ship took evasive maneuvers and escaped without damage or injury to crew, Fernandes said from a warship in the area.

canarymoon · 04-20-2009, 04:55 PM

MV Sea Horse - RELEASED - Somali businessmen pay pirates $100k "reward"
The U.N. announced Monday that pirates had released one ship, the Lebanese-owned MV Sea Horse. The Togo-flagged ship was captured April 14 with 19 crew as it headed to India to pick up more than 7,000 tons of U.N. food destined for hungry Somalis.

nealberk · 04-22-2009, 11:20 PM

The payments have dropped. Last month the figures were in the millions for payouts.

canarymoon · 04-26-2009, 09:23 AM

From Fox News:
Italian Cruise Ship Fires on Somali Pirates

Sunday, April 26, 2009

MSC Melody

ROME — An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 people on board fended off a pirate attack far off the coast of Somalia when its Israeli private security forces exchanged fire with the bandits and drove them away, the commander said Sunday.

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