Thursday, December 04, 2008

Danish Warship Sinks Pirate Ship

Strangely enough, they actually rescued these thugs before sinking their ship.
A DANISH anti-piracy warship has rescued seven suspected pirates whose boat had broken down in the Gulf of Aden and then sank their heavily-armed vessel.

Danish soldiers seized several anti-tank rockets and AK-47 assault rifles from the pirate ship, whose engine had failed 90 nautical miles from Yemen, a television reporter aboard the Absalon navy ship said.

The pirates, who said they had been adrift at sea for eight days, were fed by the Danish navy and placed on inflatable boats with Danish navy divers alongside the Absalon.
According to Reuters, they're "suspected" pirates. We can't rush to any hasty conclusion here.
The Naval Operational Command said the Absalon was bound by international law to help the men and that Danish sailors had uncovered a number of weapons onboard the vessel similar to those often used in pirate attacks on merchant ships.
Honestly, would anyone give a shit if their boat was sank with the "suspected" pirates on board?

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