Canada Provides Refuge on the High Seas
Sunday, April 5, 2009
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Credit: Cbc.ca Canadian Press reports that the Canadian Navy’s HMCS Winnipeg used its Sea King helicopter to save the Pacific Opal, a commercial vessel from piracy in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast on Saturday; then on Sunday, a 25-foot boat over-laden with about 51 hungry and thirsty Somali refugees trying to make it to Yemen was also rescued.
Commander Craig Baines says that the chopper actually has a large ‘STOP’ sign, written in Somali, which his crew were able to hang out the cargo door next to the C-6 machine gun, and that was enough to send the pirates running (or in this case sailing). HMCS Winnipeg’s crew consists of about 240 officers and non-commissioned personnel. They resist piracy and take care of humanitarian missions from one day to the next. “It’s very rewarding” work, says Baines.
Commander Craig Baines says that the chopper actually has a large ‘STOP’ sign, written in Somali, which his crew were able to hang out the cargo door next to the C-6 machine gun, and that was enough to send the pirates running (or in this case sailing). HMCS Winnipeg’s crew consists of about 240 officers and non-commissioned personnel. They resist piracy and take care of humanitarian missions from one day to the next. “It’s very rewarding” work, says Baines.
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