The crew of a North Korean cargo ship, with US Navy help, have overpowered a group of pirates that hijacked the vessel in waters off
Two of the pirates were killed and five captured. Three of the ship's crew were injured, US military officials said. The ship's capture was reported on Tuesday morning by the East African Seafarers' Assistance Program. A helicopter was sent from the warship USS James E Williams to investigate reports of the MV Dai Hong Dan's hijacking. Navy officials ordered the pirates to surrender their weapons by radio, and the ship's 22 crew then managed to overpower the hijackers, the military said. The crew are sailing the ship back to
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