British naval forces killed two Somali pirates in a dhow who they said were attempting to hijack a Danish cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Defense Ministry in London said on Nov. 12. British sailors found a third man, thought to be a Yemeni, dead on the vessel. The Royal Navy was joined by the frigate Neustrashimy (Fearless) from Russia [2]'s Baltic Sea Fleet. British and Russian helicopters were also involved in the brief battle. (Reuters [3], Nov. 13)
See our last post on Somalia [4].
