A month after the Netherlands launched an assault againt a hijacked ship, now Russia has freed a hijacked ship from Somali pirates. The Liberian flagged MV Moscow University was on its way to China with 86,000t oil, when it was hijacked yesterday.
It was reported that the crew had retreated to a safe place on the ship, which was confirmed by a maritime patrol aircraft sent to the ship, while the RFS Marshal Shaposhidov was already on its way. The Russian naval vessel arrived at the hijacked vessel early this morning.
The helicopters and small boats the Russians sent to investigate the ship were fired upon and returned the fire. During this firefight 1 of the pirates died. After the remaining 10 pirates surrendered, the 23 Russian crewmembers were found to be alive and well.
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