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Spain: Fishing vessel beats off pirate attack |
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 00:00 |
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A Spanish fishing vessel, the Txori Argi, fought off an attack by pirates off the Seychelles with no injuries to the crew or damage to the vessel reports Ians/Efe. Skiffs and a mother ship with pirates was spotted by the fishing boat crew some 80 nautical miles off Mahe, the largest island in the Seychelles archipelago. The pirates chased the fishing vessel prompting security officers aboard to fire a volley of shots.
Undeterred the pirates continued the chase until they were about a kilometer away when a second salvo forced them to reconsider. No shots were fired at the fishing vessel by the pirates. The crew of the Txori Argi comprised 30 sailors and four armed security officers. Vessel owners with boats fishing in the Indian Ocean are authorised to place armed security guards on board to fend off attacks by pirates operating in the area.
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