Pirates Attack French Navy Ship

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Pirates Attack French Navy Ship
According to the the French military, Somali pirates attempted to storm the French navy’s 18,000 tonne flagship in the Indian Ocean after mistaking it for a cargo vessel. The crew of La Somme, a 160-metre (525-foot) command vessel and fuel tanker, easily saw off the brazen night-time assault by lightly armed [...]

French ‘killed pirate hostage’ on the Yacht Tanit

The French cruiser taken hostage by Somali pirates was shot and killed by French special forces during the rescue operation last month and not by his captors, according to radio Europe 1. The French troops stormed the Tanit yacht on April 10 and captured three Somali pirates in a bid to free Florent Lemacon, his [...]

Barack Obama Responds to Piracy and Pirates

President Barack Obama appeared to move up the piracy issue on his agenda today in light of the situation with the U.S. ship attacked by pirates last week, saying the United States would work with nations elsewhere in the world, “to halt the rise of piracy.”
“I want to be very clear that we are resolved [...]

French Commandos Free Hijacked Yacht from Pirates

The sailing yacht Tanit, which was taken by pirates from Somalia last week with four adults and one child aboard has been freed by French Commandos. The three year old boy and three of the crew members were rescued from the pirates. One crew member and two of the pirates were killed during the rescue.
With [...]

French Commandos Free Hostages in Somalia

Jean-Yves Delanne and Bernardette Delanne, the yachties that were being kept hostage by pirates in Somalia, have been released in a dramatic display of force by the Hubert Commando unit (of France).
Read the full story here: French Attack Somalian Pirates – Hostages Free
Check out more about the pirate attack on the sailboat Carre D’as [...]