British Navy confirms rescue of pirated vessel into Gulf of Aden

Boarding teams from the British Navy frigate HMS Cornwall rescued five Yemeni fishermen and captured 17 Somali pirates carry on week at some stage in a rescue undertaking the Gulf of Aden, the Royal Navy set Tuesday.The hostages were the real thing crew of a fishing dhow who had been held detainee on board their Yemeni-flagged vessel representing 92 days, the Royal Navy supposed in the field of a statement.Since taking the dhow on November 11, 2010, the pirates used it to the same extent a look after boat intended for raiding operations, equipping three skiffs with powerful outboard motors, ladders and other things that are part and parcel of, according to the statement.The rescue surgery was approved ready Thursday by boarding teams from the Cornwall, supported by Lynx helicopters, according to the statement. The frigate had time-honored a distress call from a South Korean trade vessel concerning the area, whose crew had develop into suspicious of the dhows trial.later rescuing the fishing crew and apprehending their captors, the Cornwall restored the vessel to its equitable Yemeni owners, the Royal Navy understood.

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