Royal Navy in firefight with Somali pirates http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5141745.ece
>Pirates caught redhanded by one of Her Majesty’s warships after trying >to hijack a cargo ship off Somalia made the grave mistake of opening fire >on two Royal Navy assault craft packed with commandos armed with >machineguns and SA80 rifles.
>Under rules of engagement which allows the Royal Navy to intervene >when pirates are positively identified, the commandos were dispatched >from the frigate in rigid-raider craft and sped towards the pirates’ dhow. >The Ministry of Defence said the Marines circled the pirates’ boat >to try and persuade them to stop.