africa.reuters.com - 12/5/2008
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COPENHAGEN, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A Danish warship rescued a group of suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday after receivnig a distress signal from the ship, which was floundering in heavy seas, the Danish Navy said. The Naval Operational Command said the Absalon was bound by ...
theaustralian.news.com.au - 12/5/2008
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theaustralian.news.com.au —
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, ...
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Warship rescues pirates, sinks their ship
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com - 12/5/2008
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jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com —
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 ...
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Danish Warship Sinks Pirate Ship
africa.reuters.com - 11/30/2008
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on
Sunday urged supporters to work on a constitutional reform...
that would let him stay in office as long he keeps winning elections, a year after voters narrowly rejected this same proposal in a ...
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Danish Warship Sinks Pirate Ship
JammieWearingFool —
... 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 ...
Danish Warship Sinks Pirate Ship
Blue Star Chronicles —
... a way to deal with the Somalian pirates who have been wreaking havoc for months and years now? And will the Yemen authorities actually deal with these bad actors, or will they be released to pursue their efforts on behalf of al-Qaeda and whoever else might be the highest bidder for the goods they steal during their hijacking of Western shipping vessels? ...
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