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EU MSC(HOA) – piracy update

The European Union – Maritime Security Centre (Horn of Africa) [EU MSC(HOA)] issued an update stating that an Italian warship assigned to Operation Atalanta deterred piratical attacks on two merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden. The pirates fired rocket propelled grenades at one of the vessels. The warship later detained nine suspected pirates, who are being held for further investigation. Unofficial reports indicate that the second ship attacked was the US-flag container ship Maersk Virginia, which is part of the Maritime Security Program (MSP) fleet administered by the Maritime Administration (MARAD). (5/22/09).

Execution Dock

Used until 1830, Execution Dock in London was the site where pirates, smugglers, and mutineers sentenced to death by the British Admiralty Court met their fate. Captain Kidd was executed there in 1701. Execution Dock was closed when it was (prematurely) assumed that the threat of piracy had ended. Fonte: Dennis Bryant.