Action Of 1 April 2010

United States Navy, Merchant vessel, USS Farragut (DDG-99), Combined Task Force 151

Bellum Publishing (2011-12-18 )

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ISBN-13:: 978-620-0-06358-8
ISBN-10:: 6200063583
EAN:: 9786200063588
Book language:: English
Blurb/Shorttext:: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Action of 1 April 2010 refers to a pair of naval engagements fought between United States Navy warships, a Sierra Leone merchant ship, and Somali pirate vessels operating off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.The frigate USS Nicholas (FFG-47) was attacked by small arms from a pirate skiff while steaming off the coast of Kenya and the islands of Seychelles. Nicholas returned fire with a 50-caliber deck gun and disabled the vessel and three pirates surrendered. Commander Mark Kesselring ordered the skiff sunk and proceeded to attack the nearby pirate mother ship from which the skiff was operating. After a chase the mothership was captured and two more pirates were taken into United States Navy custody. The pirate mothership was likely a small steam powered vessel fitted out as a naval trawler which are regularly used by Somali pirates. The ship was confiscated by the Americans according to news reports and pirates were put in Nicholas' brig, to await court either in Kenya or the United States.
Publishing house:: Bellum Publishing
Website:: http://www.alphascript-publishing.com
Edited by:: Othniel Hermes
Number of pages:: 84
Published on:: 2011-12-18
Stock:: Available
Category:: 20th and 21st century
Price:: 34.00 €
Keywords:: Action, April, 2010, Merchan, Combined, vessel, Merchant