S.Korea saves N.Korea ship from Somali pirates

[Coventina]

Source: AFP

SEOUL (AFP) — A South Korean naval helicopter fended off pirates trying to attack a North Korean ship off Somalia early Monday, military officials in Seoul said.

The 6,399-ton ship Dabaksol was about 96 kilometres (58 miles) from a South Korean destroyer when it sent a distress signal that it was being chased by a pirate boat, a spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff told AFP.

The destroyer despatched its Lynx helicopter, which arrived at the scene in 40 minutes, he said.

"The pirates came close to the North Korean ship but retreated as our helicopter approached and threatened to fire," he added.



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Nice little story...

[HopeHoops]

1. Well THAT is just ONE MORE reason for Kim Jong-il to rupture blood vessels!

They can defend their own ships with their missiles! HOW DARE South Korea rescue one of its ships! The NERVE of them! Obviously a good excuse to threaten to resume the war.

[iandhr]

2. why

let pirates hold them hostage. The world can tell them "We will save your crew but no more plutonium"

[Posteritatis]

3. Gee, aren't you civilized (nt)

[ohio2007]

4. I'm wondering how the 'pirates' would have treated the NorK sailors? Better then Kim treats his

his general population peasantry ?

Those guys would have seen the world and thought it was "just as great as the homeland....
but maybe with a little better eats.

[paulsby]

6. better eats?

i am pretty certain somalia does not have kimchi.


thus, it's cuisine is inferior

signed,
paulsby - kimchi cook extraordinaire (i make kickass kimchi - napa cabbage and cucumber style)

[Posteritatis]

7. They're North Koreans; eats at all would probably be a step up (nt)

[paulsby]

10. lol true nt

[Akoto]

5. This will no doubt go overlooked by Dear Leader. n/t

[ConcernedCanuk]

8. For those that want to spend the time to research, both the North and South want to deal.

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But the USA's got their fingers in the pie;

that is certain failure right there.

USA still tryna make "peace" with bombs and bullets;

never figured out yet that don't quite work . .

doh!

:freak:

[truthisfreedom]

9. Nice. I like this.

[JVS]

11. Last time I heard about a North Korean ship getting attacked by pirates...

the North Koreans had ended up capturing the pirates on their own.