South Korean Navy Special Forces Saves Crew Members From Somali Pirates
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jan. 21: South Korean naval special forces prepare to rescue crew members from Somali pirates on cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea. (AP/Arabian Navy via Yonhap)
Jan. 21: South Korean naval special forces approach and board the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in a military operation in the Arabian Sea. In the daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP2011)
Jan. 21: Members of South Korean naval special forces prepare to rescue crew members from Somali pirates on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday. (AP2011)
Jan. 21: In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, Samho Jewelry, in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP2011)
Jan. 21: South Korean special forces stormed a hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. The military operation in waters between Oman and Africa, which also captured five pirates and left one crew member wounded, came a week after the Somali attackers seized the South Korean freighter and held hostage eight South Koreans, two Indonesians and 11 citizens from Myanmar. (AP2011)