Friday, January 2, 2009

Greek Oil Tanker Crew Use Water Jets to Defend Against Boarding Somali Pirates

Somali Pirates: Crew Use Water Jets to Defend Greek Oil Tanker

Crewmen fired high pressure water jets Friday to fight off heavily armed Somali pirates trying to board a Greek oil tanker in the dangerous Gulf of Aden, officials said. It was the fourth pirate attack of the new year.

Armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades, pirates in three speedboats twice tried to board the Greek-flagged Kriti Episkopi but were driven away when the crew turned fire hoses on them and EU aircraft scrambled from a nearby European Union naval flotilla to help, shipping company and Greek government officials said.

 
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