Navy petty officer awarded for showdown with Somali pirates

Navy petty officer awarded for showdown with Somali pirates

The boatswain’s mate, who grew up in Egypt, was awarded for his gutsy role in responding to a pirate attack on a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden.

Somalia: Shots Fired As Pirates Stalk Bulker in Gulf of Aden for Two Hours

Mogadishu, Somalia -- A pirate group fired shots towards a bulker as part of a two-hour pursuit in the Gulf of Aden.

Simon Mott, an inspector at Svendborg Maritime School, will travel the world in a steel schooner from 1908. A ship that he won in 2018.- When I was seven years old, I had an idea after I got a small pirate ship from a cheek egg that I would have to have one when I grew older, he tells TV 2 Fyn. These days, he is in full swing with his fiancée, Rita, and those who bid. - It may take five years, it may be, it takes 10 years. But one thing is certa…