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March 17, 2009
ANKARA (AFP) — Turkish and Danish warships intercepted an attack by
pirates on a Vietnamese cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Turkish
army chief of staff said Monday.Two Turkish helicopters helped
repel Sunday's attack on the M/V Diamond Falcon off Yemen's southern
coast after the Vietnamese boat issued a distress signal, an army
statement said.
The Danish navy told AFP that the pirates, who attacked on two speedboats, fled, and that no arrests were made.
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| A Danish Navy ship patrols in the Gulf of Aden |
It added that the attack took place in a busy fishing zone, making it easier for the pirate craft to disguise their intent.
The
statement did not give their nationality, but more than 100 attacks
last year in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes have mostly been
blamed on Somali pirates.
The United States, European Union countries, China and Russia have already deployed naval vessels to the region.
SOURCE: AFP, March 17, 09