From Foreign Policy Blog:
It must have been a century or so in coming. On Nov. 11, the British Royal Navy got into a gunfight with pirates off the coast of Yemen that left three dead on the pirating side. After circling the Somali vessel, known as a dhow, the British launched a small assault vessel. The pirates shot, and the British fired back. In the end, the Somali pirates gave in -- and members of the British Navy boarded the small ship with the pirates' reluctant permission. Quite the spectacle!
Just like times of old, leave it to the British Navy to relieve Somali pirates of the undue hubris they have acquired over the last several months. Still, 12 vessels currently being held hostage, which means 259 crew members are in pirate control.
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My Comment: This post summarizes how inadequate the prsent approach is to combating naval piracy.