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Sunday night the Danish warship Absalon rescued 18 hostages, and detained 17 pirates. 2 hostages were found severely injured on board the pirate vessel, and despite immediate first aid died later in the night.
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* Navy says fired on pirate ship after warnings ignored
* Sixteen hostages rescued, nationality not disclosed
* Suspected pirates unhurt but two hostages killed
COPENHAGEN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Two people held hostage by suspected Somali pirates were killed during a rescue operation by the Danish navy that succeeded in freeing 16 other captives off the horn of Africa, the navy said on Tuesday.
The Absalon, a Danish warship serving in NATO's counter-piracy mission Ocean Shield, fired on the suspect boat, a traditional dhow, after it disobeyed orders to stop, the navy said. Seventeen suspected pirates were arrested.
"Two hostages were found seriously wounded, and even with speedy assistance from the Absalon's doctor, their lives could not be saved," the navy command said in a statement.
"It seems that they were wounded during the operation," said navy spokesman Kenneth Nielsen said. "The other hostages are fine, under the circumstances, and there are no killed or wounded among the pirates."
Nielsen declined to disclose the nationalities of the hostages before the Danish authorities inform their families.
The incident highlights the dangers of tackling piracy which has become a huge problem in recent years as pirates from lawless, poverty-stricken Somalia seek large ransoms to release ships and hostages.
"They tried all harmless means to stop it but with no effect," Nielsen said. "It went from call, to warning, to warning shots, and in the end they (the Absalon crew) were tasked to direct fire to parts of the vessel to stop it."
The incident will be subjected to a thorough investigation, the navy said.
As part of NATO's anti-piracy drive, the Absalon had kept the suspect boat under surveillance for some time and stopped it during the night between Sunday and Monday when it attempted to sneak away from the coast into open waters.
Nielsen said the captured pirates would be held aboard the Absalon until Denmark could determine if it could hand them over to a country in the region to be prosecuted. (Reporting by John Acher; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)[/release]
[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/28/denmark-piracy-idUSL5E8DS70020120228[/url]
They did the best they could out of an already bad situation. I applaud them. It's a shame two hostages died, but the Absalon did great <3
It has not been a good year for pirates so far, has it?
She's a fine beast of a ship.
go denmark
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[QUOTE=Jackald;34911206]Denmark is best mark.[/QUOTE]
:(
Send drones to patrol near Somalia's coast, blow up any pirates that try to capture a ship, and arm the crew members or hire private security. Problem solved.
go denmark [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzRI73gzrE[/media]
I'm kinda nervous, because my brother is on that ship. He works one of the .50 cals. I really hope he didn't accidently hit the hostages. :S
We did it again! Fuck yeah, Danes! In all seriousness, it's good to see Absalon doing exactly what it should. Getting the best out of a bad situation. Good job!
About time they did something useful with that ship.
Counter-Terrorists win!
My uncle works in the IT section of that ship :D
[QUOTE=hikula;34912117]I'm kinda nervous, because my brother is on that ship. He works one of the .50 cals. I really hope he didn't accidently hit the hostages. :S[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Ziirxia;34912191]My uncle works in the IT section of that ship :D[/QUOTE]
FP bridges gaps
Fantastic. Fucking pirates.
my mother's mother's grandson's brother's brother works on that ship too!
Vikings Vs. Pirates, awesome.
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;34914046]Vikings Vs. Pirates, awesome.[/QUOTE]
Just add Knights and then we're set.
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Danish culture at its very finest.
[QUOTE=matrix_1995;34914873]Danish culture at its very finest.[/QUOTE]
My weekends in a nutshell.
Read this in the news. Wonderful. Shame about the hostages but that is sadly a risk you have to take in these rescue missions, I do wish we had blown up a couple of pirates instead. We'll probably end up putting them back on the shore of Somalia with shitloads of food.
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