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Subject: UK and US forces 'rescue pirate-held Italian ship'
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/11 at 9:02 am
British and US naval forces have rescued an Italian ship hijacked by Somali pirates.
The 56,000-ton bulk carrier Montecristo was hijacked 620 miles off Somalia on Monday by pirates in a small boat, according to the owners.
Italy's Foreign Ministry said that 11 pirates had been detained and the 23-man crew had been released.
The UK's Ministry of Defence said the Royal Navy had boarded the ship and had met no resistance.
Members of the crew, from Italy, India and Ukraine, are said to be doing well.
Italy's Foreign Ministry expressed "great satisfaction" in the operation to save the D'Alessio Group-owned cargo ship.
Subject: Re: UK and US forces 'rescue pirate-held Italian ship'
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/11 at 2:01 pm
British and US naval forces freed an Italian ship from Somali pirates after hostages threw an SOS message in a bottle from a porthole, Italy's defence minister has said.