Published November 17, 2014
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S. Navy says Marine commandos have reclaimed control of a pirate-held vessel off the Somalia coast and taken nine prisoners.
The U.S. Fifth Fleet says the raid took place just before dawn Thursday. The German-owned Megellan Star was commandeered by pirates a day earlier.
The Navy statement says nine suspected pirates were taken into custody. No injuries were reported among the vessel's crew or the Marine team.
U.S. warships are part of a 25-nation task force protecting merchant vessels from pirate attacks off the coast of lawless Somalia and in nearby shipping lanes.
Last month, Denmark said a helicopter from one its warships fired warning shots and foiled a pirate attack off Somalia.
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