....with a fleet supply vessel:
"The Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, the Ministry of Defence says.
RFA Fort Victoria and a US Navy vessel intercepted the pirates' boat, which had refused to stop despite warning shots from a Royal Navy helicopter.
Royal Marines in speedboats approached the vessel and boarded it, capturing 13 pirates and seizing weapons.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the UK troops, part of a Nato-led force, could be "proud" of the success.
"The Royal Navy and Royal Marines are playing a crucial role in securing and protecting international sea lanes that are vital to global trade," the minister said."
How about "the nation should be saddened to see its once proud Navy being forced to use supply vessels because they haven't enough warships to cover their commitments"?
Apart from that, I still think the Russkies have a more effective method of preventing pirates repeating their attacks....
1 comments:
Nice.
I don't believe the pirates are actually on the boat, which is to bad.
Anyway, at least the Ruskies got some trigger time.
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