(Photo: Jimmie Adamsson/Forsvarsmakten)
(Photo: Mats Nystrom/Combat Camera/Forsvarsmakten)
(Photo: Mats Nystrom/Combat Camera/Forsvarsmakten)
(Photo: Mats Nystrom/Combat Camera/Forsvarsmakten)
EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta task force member HMS Malmo, a Swedish Warship (far left of top image), today engaged pirates after a distress call was received from a Greek flagged Bulk Carrier transiting the Gulf of Aden.
A skiff containing 7 pirates fired both small arms and rocket propelled grenades at the Bulk Carrier before the warship intervened firing warning shots and flares. After a short pursuit the skiff surrendered to the Swedish boarding team and are currently being held on board the HMS Malmo.
A search of the skiff revealed an assortment of weapons and equipment, all carefully prepared to ensure the success of the pirates once a target was acquired.
This is the second party of pirates captured in under a week, with 9 pirates detained by the Italian frigate ITS Maestrale on Friday after another attack upon a greek vessel.
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