"Navy seizes 9 alleged pirates off Somalia" by Associated Press | February 13, 2009
ABOARD THE LEWIS AND CLARK - For the second day in a row, US naval forces have captured suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden, treacherous waters off the Somali coast where American and international forces have been battling pirates preying on international vessels.
The US Navy said it caught nine suspected pirates after responding to a distress signal from the Indian-flagged vessel Premdivya that said it was fired upon by men in a skiff who were trying to board their vessel....
They are only suspected? Related: India's Oops
When authorities boarded the skiff and searched it, they found weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades, and the suspected pirates were taken aboard the USS Vella Gulf. A day earlier, US forces operating in the area arrested seven suspected pirates.
--more--"
