VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE JANUARY 2009 German Warship Foils Somalian Pirate Attack Courtesy Deutsche Welle http://www.dw-world.de/ A German warship and helicopter on Christmas Day succeeded in foiling an attempt by pirates to board an Egyptian bulk carrier traveling in the troubled Gulf of Aden off Somalia's coast.
The ship, which
had a crew of 31 aboard, was headed for an Asian port from the Egyptian port of
Suez when pirates approached the vessel and started firing at crew members, said
Noel Choong, head of the anti-piracy International Maritime Bureau (IMB)
reporting center in Kuala Lumpur.
Upon being attacked, crew members immediately called for aid from international
coalition forces patrolling the troubled Somalia waters, said Choong.
"The pirates were randomly firing at the ship, resulting in one of the crew
members sustaining injuries to his leg," he said. However,
before the pirates could board the ship, a German naval warship and helicopter,
responding to the call for help, arrived at the scene and managed to chase off
the pirates.
Later, the helicopter returned to the Egyptian carrier and airlifted the injured
crew member onto the warship, said Choong. As
the "Karlsruhe" set sail for Somalia Tuesday, Defense Minister Franz
Josef Jung proposed an international court be set up to prosecute Somali pirates
.
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