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German frigate FGS Köln disrupts pirate action group off Tanzania coast
The German frigate FGS Köln, operating as part of the anti-piracy European Union Naval Force, has disrupted a pirate action group off the coast of Tanzania, capturing the pirates and sinking their boats. The Bremen class frigate FGS Köln was directed to the pirate action group on Friday after the pirates were detected by a French maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft 50 nautical miles off the coast of Tanzania. The FGS Köln detected a whaler and a skiff, which were stopped. The suspect pirates in the boats threw their pirate equipment overboard, including RPG rounds. The pirates were been transferred on board the FGS Köln and the two pirate boats sunk, preventing their use against merchant shipping in the area, EU Navfor said. More at http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20884:fgs-koeln-captures-pirates-sinks-skiffs&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106
EUNAVFOR warship FGS Köln rescues five Somali fishermen
On 4 October 2011, the EUNAVFOR warship FGS KÖLN came to the rescue of five Somali fishermen drifting in the Indian Ocean in a broken-down fishing whaler and returned them safely to the shore, EUNAVFOR press release said. The Somali fishermen has been drifting for nine days following the breakdown of their engine and without any communication equipment available to call for help, had built a makeshift sail and try to head for land but were making little progress. The fishing whaler was detected by a Spanish Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPA) which was operating as part of the EUNAVFOR counter-piracy operations in the area and the German warship FGS KÖLN closed from over 100 miles away to render assistance.
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