British Navy confirms rescue of pirated boat participating in Gulf of Aden
Boarding teams from the British Navy frigate HMS Cornwall rescued five Yemeni fishermen and captured 17 Somali pirates live week all through a rescue outfit the Gulf of Aden, the Royal Navy fixed Tuesday.The hostages were the real McCoy crew of a fishing dhow who had been held criminal on the train their Yemeni-flagged vessel instead of 92 days, the Royal Navy supposed at home a statement.Since taking the dhow on November 11, 2010, the pirates used it to the same degree a nurse convey pro raiding operations, equipping three skiffs with powerful outboard motors, ladders and other kit, according to the statement.The rescue act was voted for dated Thursday by boarding teams from the Cornwall, supported by Lynx helicopters, according to the statement. The frigate had established a distress call from a South Korean trade vessel inwards the area, whose crew had befall suspicious of the dhows procedures.subsequent to rescuing the fishing crew and apprehending their captors, the Cornwall restored the vessel to its correct Yemeni owners, the Royal Navy alleged.