Straight from the South Seas

Straight from the South Seas
Retired Expat living the Philippines

Augustus Summerfield Merrimon

This Blog is dedicated to my great-great-grand uncle who was a Democratic US Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1873 and 1879.

Friday, September 10, 2010

US Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia

The U.S. Navy, Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Maritime Raid Force approach the MagellanStar during a board and seizure operation Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in the Gulf of Aden off the Somalia coast. Marine commandos stormed the pirate-held cargo ship Thursday, reclaiming control and taking nine prisoners without firing a shot in the first such boarding raid by the international anti-piracy flotilla, U.S. Navy officials said. (Source: YahooNews)
US Marines take back pirate-held ship

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