May 27, 2012
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Turkish navy thwarts attack on Japanese vessel off Somalia
22 February 2010 / TODAY’S ZAMAN, ANKARA
Turkish navy seals have prevented an attack on a Japanese merchant vessel off the coast of Somalia, the Turkish military announced on Sunday.
Navy seals attached to a Turkish frigate, the TCG Gemlik, part of an international mission to fight off piracy in the Gulf of Aden, detained seven pirates after intercepting their boat on Saturday. The attack on the Panamanian-flagged M/V APL Finland was successfully thwarted.
The TCG Gemlik is the fifth task force Turkey has deployed to the region since February of last year, following the TCG Giresun, TCG Gaziantep, TCG Gediz and TCG Gökova. The Perry class Gemlik replaced the TCG Gökova, which had served in the international anti-piracy mission, CTF-151.
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