The guided missile destroyer USS Faragut passes by smoke from a disabled pirate skiff in the Gulf of Aden Thursday.That is one way to handle the situation:
MANAMA, Bahrain (April 1, 2010) — The Flagship of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, USS Farragut (DDG 99), intercepted suspected pirates in the Somali Basin yesterday.
The Sierra Leone-flagged tanker MV Evita came under attack 500 km north-west of the Seychelles by three suspected pirate skiffs. During the attack, the pirates fired rifles and aimed rocket propelled grenades at the vessel in an attempt to force it to stop. The MV Evita was able to evade attack by adopting industry recommended 'best management practices'; increasing its speed and firing flares at the pirates to warn them off.
In all 11 pirates were captured. After their boat torched they were released on two smaller skiffs they had. I guess its just easier to play catch and release rather then hand them over to any court system outside of Somalia.
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