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In 2009, much greater international resolution has resulted in more control of piracy than in the prior decade, although many pirates still operate from Somalia. - On 2 January a Netherlands Antilles-registered cargo ship was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. A Danish antipiracy ship, the Absalon, sent an armed helicopter that fired warning shots and flares. The pirate speedboat caught fire and sank.
- On 5 January, a Sierra Leone cargo vessel was attacked and chased by 4 pirate vessels in the Gulf of Aden. The ship escaped.
- On April 8, the cargo of the Maersk Alabama was attacked and captured by Somali pirates {{convert|240|nmi|km}} southeast of the Somalia port city of Eyl.
- On August 27, Somali Pirates aboard M/V Win Far fired a large caliber weapon at a U.S. Navy SH-60B assigned to the USS Chancellorsville.[1]
References1. ^{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Harrison |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Somali Pirates Open Fire on U.S. Navy Helicopter, U.S. Navy Says |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=aP9ZSIKNfiM4 |newspaper=Bloomberg |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |date=27 August 2009 |accessdate=3 September 2009}}
- http://www.cargolaw.com/presentations_casualties.php
- http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=308:weekly-piracy-report&catid=32:weekly-piracy-report&Itemid=10
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