HMAS Melbourne gets timely reminder of piracy dangersHMAS Melbourne near MV Albedo,…

HMAS Melbourne gets timely reminder of piracy dangers

HMAS Melbourne near MV Albedo, a sunken merchant vessel, off the coast of Somalia.
Fresh from their successful interdiction of suspected Somali pirates in October, the crew of the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne has experienced a sombre reminder of the consequences of piracy when the ship came across the wreckage of the merchant vessel MV Albedo, almost three years to the day since its violent capture and subsequent sinking. 

http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Nov2013/Operations/658


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