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AFRICA-FRANCE-PIRACY-TRANSPORT-INDIA-OMAN
This picture released by the EU Navfor on January 20, 2014 and taken on January 18, 2014 shows crew of the French EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta flagship FS Siroco in cooperation with Japanese assets during an operation to release the crew of a Dhow that was suspected to have been used as pirate mother-ship. The flagship apprehended 5 suspected pirates believed to be responsible for an attack on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden a day earlier. The oil tanker issued a distress call to the UK Maritime Trade Operation (UKMTO) on the evening of Friday, 17 January, reporting to be under attack. According to the reports, the attack was repelled by a private armed security team embarked on board the oil tanker. The skiff then headed to a dhow which lingered nearby. A Japanese Maritime Patrol Aircraft and a helicopter from the Japanese vessel JS Samidare initially located the dhow. The EU NAVFOR flagship FS Siroco was then able to close distance to the dhow and launch their helicopter and boarding team.
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OFF OMAN, AT SEA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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20 Ianuarie 2014 |
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2960 x 1939 (691.05 KB) |
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