2006 in piracy
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The International Maritime Organization states that there were 20 pirate attacks in January 2006, although none were successful. The first quarter of 2006 saw 61 pirate attacks up from 56 the year before. One person was killed by pirates in the Philippines.[1]
January 24 - USS Winston S. Churchill intercepts the MV Safina al-Birsarat off Somalia with 10 Somalis and 16 Indian crew. The Indians claim to have been captured by pirates off Mogadishu on the 15th and forced to accompany the Somalis as they sought out other ships to capture. The Somalis were handed over to a Kenyan court to be tried for piracy.[2] Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
March 15 - UN Security Council encouraged any naval forces operating off Somalia to take action against suspected piracy.
March 18 - USS Cape St. George and USS Gonzalez engage suspected pirates, destroying a small vessel and killing one, injuring five. The men claim that their rocket propelled grenade launcher was only for helping catch illegal fishermen.
April 4 - Somali pirates seize the 160-foot South Korean fishing boat, Dong Won 628. The guided missile destroyer USS Roosevelt and Dutch frigate HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën attempt to intercept it and fire warning shots but back down when the pirates appear on deck holding guns to some of the 25 crewmembers.
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