Watch: Somali Pirates Hijacking Merchant Vessel MS Taipan

On 5 April 2010, the German container ship Taipan was hijacked by Somali pirates (and a few hours later freed by Dutch soldiers).

A maritime patrol aircraft of the German Navy watched the attack and recorded the video.

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This material was recently published by the German Navy.

Watch the video below:

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