Yesterday HNLMS Tromp freed an Iranian fishing vessel that had been captured by Somali pirates.When 2 RHIBs approached a suspect fishing dhow they were shot at. Marines in the RHIBs and marksmen from the Tromp returned the fire. After the RHIBs went in for a second approach 10 pirates tried to flee in a skiff. Firing warning shots stopped the skiff from escaping and the pirates, several of them injured, were taken on board the Tromp.
The remaining pirates in the dhow were surrendering after that. On board of the Iranian fishing dhow were it's 16 crewmembers and 8 Somali pirates, 2 of whom were dead. They were most likely killed during the previous firefight.
During the action another pirated vessel came to try and retake the just freed dhow. That vessel left the scene after warning shots from the Tromp.
The 16 pirates are now on board the Tromp.
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