As set out here:The Danish flexible support ship HDMS Absalon (L 16) successfully deterred an attempted pirate attack on the Chinese M/V Yandanghai at approximately 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.More on the Absalon here.
Absalon closed on the coordinates given by the Chinese ship following their distress call and spotted a skiff matching the description given by the captain of the motor vessel. A Danish boarding team then boarded the suspected skiff, finding several weapons, including a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), four AK-47 assault rifles, two grenades and a knife. The weapons were cataloged and confiscated.
The suspected pirates were unable to board the vessel due to evasive measures taken by the ship’s crew who engaged their fire hoses to keep the suspected pirates a safe distance from the ship.
According to Yandanhai’s captain, two of the motorvessel’s crew sustained minor injuries during the attack.
Photo of Yang Dan Hai (which I believe is the same ship as in the press release) from Shipspotting.com by Fehmi Ulgemer as it transited the Bosphorus.
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