The Florida-based destroyer Farragut intercepted seven suspected pirates during an attack on a merchant vessel early today in the Gulf of Aden. The suspected pirates sailed a skiff up to the Thailand-flagged bulk carrier Thor Traveler and fired rifles and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel during a ten-minute, pre-dawn skirmish, the Navy said in a release. The skipper of the Thor Traveler radioed for help. The Farragut headed to the area and sent a helicopter to chase the skiff, according to the Navy. The helicopter crew found the skiff, trained spotlights on it and ordered it stop. The suspected pirates...