Tanzanian Flagship rescued in attack attempts from suspected pirates

A Tanzanian ship has been rescued after a United States warship deterred an attack by suspected pirates and arrested the eight suspected pirates, the U. S. embassy said in a statement on Tuesday the 23rd of February.
The incident took place when the Tanzanian ship, the MV Barakaale  sent a distress call and the USS Farragut in response dispatched an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter to disrupt two attempts to attack the Tanzanian vessel
The eight suspected pirates were taken aboard the Farragut after the helicopter stopped the pirate skiff as it attempted to speed away, by firing warning shots across its bow and a boarding team from USS Farragut boarded the vessel
However, the statement of the US embassy did not give the location where the incident took place.

The Farragut is part of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established in January 2009 to conduct counter piracy operations under a mission based mandate to actively deter, disrupt and suppress piracy in order to protect global maritime security and secure freedom of navigation for the benefit of all nations.
It operates in the Gulf of Aden and the East Coast of Somalia. Combined Task Force 151 is part of Combined Maritime Forces, which patrols more than 8.6 million square kilometres of international waters to conduct both integrated and coordinated operations with a common purpose: to increase the security and prosperity of the region.
Combined Maritime Forces is working to defeat terrorism, prevent piracy, reduce illegal trafficking of people and drugs, and promote the maritime environment as a safe place for mariners with legitimate business, including approximately three dozen ships from Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, Canada, Denmark, Turkey, the U.S. and Britain, as well as other naval forces and personnel from several other nations.
Somalia, the Horn of Africa, has been plagued by civil strife since the overthrow of military strongman Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. Islamist rebels run much of south and center of the country while the Somali government control small parts of the restive capital Mogadishu.
Some less than 5,000 African Union (AU) peacekeepers, mainly contributed by Uganda and Burundi, are being based here to help Somalia’s transitional government to control key sites as the airport and sea ports, as well as important government buildings.
The lack of a strong central government and long-lasting conflicts have provided breeding ground for pirates, who have made the Somali waters one of the world’s most dangerous sea routes for commercial ships.

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