A more detailed account of last Friday's action against Somali pirates.
From the article:
Pirates attacked the bulk cargo carrier Thor Traveler with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades for about 10 minutes, trying to force the ship to heave to, according to an announcement from 5th Fleet. The ship's master did not stop, called for help from the international counter-piracy task force, and the Farragut responded at flank speed.
Still in early-morning darkness, Farragut's SH-60B Seahawk helicopter -- from Helicopter Light Anti-Submarine Squadron 42, the "Proud Warriors" -- spotted the pirate skiff as it tried to escape. |