Pirates apprehended by
Norwegian frigate
Norwegian frigate "Fridtjof Nansen"
Boarding crews from the Norwegian frigate "Fridtjof Nansen" on patrol in the Bay of Aden, on Saturday stopped and boarded a suspicious vessel, and found weapons, ladders and boarding equipment.
Seven men, suspected of being pirates were questioned, but were later set free.
- We have to operate according to international law. We could not prove that they had done anything wrong, and we could therefore not arrest them, says spokesman for the Norwegian Defence Operative Center, Lieutenant Colonel John Espen Lien.
The arms and equipment found on board the alleged pirate vessel were confiscated.
Source: NRK/Norway Post
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