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Friday, August 08, 2008
The U.S. Navy says one of its ships stopped pirates who were attacking a merchant ship today off the Somali coast.
In a statement, the Navy says USS Peleliu "responded to a call for help from the merchant vessel Gem of Kilakarai at approximately 7 a.m. when the ship reported it was under attack from armed pirates in two small boats with weapons and rifle-launched grenades."
The pirates fled; no one was injured.
Source: USAToday, Aug 08, 2008