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| Danish special forces have stormed a ship captured by Somali pirates and freed 25 crew members, an EU naval spokesman said in Nairobi. | Danish special forces have stormed a ship captured by Somali pirates and freed 25 crew members, an EU naval spokesman said in Nairobi. |
| Cdr John Harbour told the Associated Press news agency it was the first time a warship had intervened after pirates boarded a vessel. | |
| Troops in inflatable dinghies moved in after a distress signal from the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged Ariella. | Troops in inflatable dinghies moved in after a distress signal from the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged Ariella. |
| It is not clear if the pirates left the ship before the troops arrived. | It is not clear if the pirates left the ship before the troops arrived. |
| The special forces, who set out from a Danish warship in the area, scaled the side of the ship and freed the 25 crew members, who had locked themselves in a secure room, Cdr Harbour said. | The special forces, who set out from a Danish warship in the area, scaled the side of the ship and freed the 25 crew members, who had locked themselves in a secure room, Cdr Harbour said. |
| Perilous seas | |
| Troops were continuing to search the vessel for the pirates, he added. | Troops were continuing to search the vessel for the pirates, he added. |
| The location of the incident on Friday morning was not being reported immediately. | |
| The waters around Somalia are among the most dangerous in the world, despite patrols from EU and other foreign naval forces. | |
| Somalia, riven by war, has had no functioning government since 1991, allowing pirates to operate along the lawless coast, almost with impunity. |