Güncelleme Tarihi:
Turkish army spokesman Metin Gurak told a weekly press briefing in
He said the TCG Giresun immediately headed toward the region and sent a helicopter, foiling the attack.
The warship is part of the multinational task force designed to combat Somali pirates that have preyed on vessels plying the important shipping lanes in the region.
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Three Turkish vessels were hijacked for ransom in the
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Piracy is rife and well organized in the area where
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The heavily armed pirates operate high-powered speedboats and sometimes hold ships for weeks before releasing them for large ransoms paid by governments or shipowners.