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January 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Before the Royal Marines launched their assault, the ship’s Navy Lynx
helicopter fired several rounds of flares and warning shots over the bows of
the fishing vessel, which are known locally as dhows.
When the dhow refused to slow down, a sniper on board the Lynx fired five
shots into its hull. Immediately afterwards, two teams of marines in
speedboats approached and successfully boarded. The pirates then
surrendered, scrambling to the front of their ship with their hands up.
Captain Gerry Northwood, who is commanding the counter-piracy effort on board
the Fort Victoria, said the assault would send a message that attacks on
international shipping would not be tolerated.
The naval ships track any vessels deemed to be acting suspiciously in a bid to
prevent them attacking cargo ships and tankers. The pirates use the dhows as
“mother ships”, shifting into smaller, faster skiffs to attack merchant
vessels.
“This was a well-executed operation by Nato forces to locate a known Somali
pirate group that was operating in international shipping lanes of the
Indian Ocean,” said Capt Northwood.
Captain James Sladden, of the Royal Marines, added: “The moment of going on
board the dhow was tense as we knew there were pirates on board who had
refused to stop despite our warning shots. Through our weapon sights we
could see there were about 13 pirates, mostly gathered in the area of the
bridge. We quickly boarded and secured the vessel before mustering the
pirates on the bow.”
Earlier this week, Fort Victoria foiled an attempt by Somali pirates to use a
ship called the Liquid Velvet – hijacked in November – to launch further
attacks on shipping. It provided the pirates with a far larger range to
launch their attacks.
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