Frigate wards off attack on Maltese-flagged ship

A German frigate stopped pirates attacking a Maltese-registered ship on Friday by firing a warning shot at them, the German Defence Ministry said. The pirates had fired small arms at the Thor Spring in the Gulf of Aden when the frigate Augsburg...

A German frigate stopped pirates attacking a Maltese-registered ship on Friday by firing a warning shot at them, the German Defence Ministry said.

The pirates had fired small arms at the Thor Spring in the Gulf of Aden when the frigate Augsburg intervened and used one of its guns to good effect. The pirates headed back to the coast of Somalia on a speedboat with the frigate's helicopter keeping a close watch overhead.

The frigate is taking part in Operation Enduring Freedom, which is on anti-piracy patrols in the gulf.

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