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| Keywords: US Navy 071202-N-3764J-003 Merchant vessel Al Marjan was released from pirates off the Somali coast Dec. 2.jpg en CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF OPERATIONS Dec 2 2007 Merchant vessel Al Marjan was released from pirates off the Somali coast Dec 2 Al Marjan had been under the control of Somalia-based pirates since Oct 17 The U S Navy dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island LSD 41 was on hand to assist the vessel and its crew following its release The U S Navy has maintained a ship presence off the coast of Somalia since late October where there have been six pirated vessels off the Somali coast in the last 30 days The U S -led multinational maritime task force responsible for planning counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa includes Italy the Netherlands and the United Kingdom Coalition forces conduct Maritime Security Operations under international maritime conventions to ensure security and safety in international waters so that all commercial shipping can operate freely while transiting the region U S Navy photo by Cmdr Michael Junge Released 2007-12-02 071202-N-3764J-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53378 U S Navy photo by Cmdr Michael Junge PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy images from Central Command Piracy in Somalia Al Marjan ship 1967 | ||||
