The Dutch Marines Show How To Combat Somali Piracy

Risky: Marines board the German vessel MV Taipan where 10 armed pirates were waiting on board.

Dutch Marines Abseil On To A Hijacked Cargo Vessel To Rescue Its Crew And Arrest 10 Somali Pirates -- The Daily Mail

Firearms at the ready, six Dutch marines abseil from a Lynx helicopter on to the deck of a cargo vessel being held to ransom by ruthless Somali pirates.

These pictures capture the precarious moment the commandos boarded the German merchant ship, the MV Taipan.

Minutes later they arrested the pirates and freed the ship's 15-strong crew.

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More News On This Dutch Rescue Of A Container Ship

Dutch sidestep EU red tape to rescue German ship -- AP
Dutch marines storm cargo ship seized by Somali pirates -- Independent
Dutch navy frees German cargo ship, arrests 10 pirates -- AFP
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EU Naval Taskforce Frees German Vessel From Pirates -- RTT News
Dutch frigate rescues Germany’s freighter off Somali coast -- Voice of Russia

Update: Did someone just decide we're going to start kicking pirate booty? -- Foreign Policy

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