Hunt begins for Somali pirates
Armed task force sets sail on security mission
- Published: 11/09/2010 at 03:06 AM
- Newspaper section: News
Two Thai navy ships with 351 sailors and 20 special warfare troops on board have set sail for the Gulf of Aden to take part in the hunt for pirates off the coast of Somalia.
The mission marks the first time Thailand has sent forces overseas to protect its own interest.
The HTMS Pattani and HTMS Similan left yesterday with two helicopters lashed to the decks from Chuk Samet port at Chon Buri's Sattahip naval base to join a 28-country effort to police the shipping lanes off the Somali coast, which has become a piracy hotbed.
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- Writer: Wassana Nanuam
- Position: Reporter
