Pirates attack ship Spanish

El Patiño, supply ship for combat (BAC) of the Spanish Navy, sailing across the Indian in the Atalanta operation of the EU, was attacked at dawn by a group of pirates aboard a skiff, a boat light and high speed, as reported by the State most of the defence.

Any member of the crew of the Patiño has been wounded in the attack, which has concluded with the arrest of six pirates. The attack occurred 50 miles off Mogadishu.

Navy sources indicated that it is likely that the pirates confuse the Spanish warship with a cargo ship, given the silhouette of the Patiño and the fact that the attack occurred in the middle of the night. Is not the first time that pirates attack a ship by mistake military.

In October 2009, two pirate boats attempted to address the ship to resupply the Somme, the French Navy who repelled the attack and captured five of the pirates.

In u000alathe at 03: 30 hours of this morning, the skiff opened fire on the Spanish warship, which led to the immediate response with small arms by by the Marines Spaniards.

Despite this, pirates continued firing, so from the Patiño responded with armament of greater caliber, which led to give the pirates to escape.

went in pursuit of the skiff, whose occupants launched sea various arms, bulges and a scale during the flight. Finally, five of them were injured and one died of wounds.

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