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  • Navy Exchanges Fire With Suspected Pirates (March 2006)

    03/18/2006 9:58:42 AM PST · by Sub-Driver · 89 replies · 2,247+ views
    Navy Exchanges Fire With Suspected Pirates 8 minutes ago Two U.S. Navy ships exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates Saturday off the coast of Somalia, and one suspect was killed and five others were wounded, the navy said. The early morning gunbattle ensued after sailors spotted 30-foot fishing boat towing smaller skiffs and prepared for a routine boarding, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, spokesman for the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet. Passengers on the fishing boat then began shooting, and U.S. naval gunners returned fire with mounted machine guns.