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28 May 2010
HMAS PARRAMATTA'S boarding party Intercepts Pirates
During a routine anti-piracy patrol of the Gulf of Aden, Parramatta located a suspect vessel, a small skiff, loitering with intent in the vicinity of the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor, a route heavily trafficked by merchant shipping vulnerable to pirate attack. Equipment and supplies used to undertake piracy activities were removed from the skiff and the pirates left with ample fuel, sufficient water, flare and compass before being released with instructions to return to Somalia.
Parramatta is currently conducting anti-piracy patrols under the command of CTF 151 as part of her deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations in support of OP SLIPPER. She is expected to be deployed for six months before returning to her home port, Sydney in September 2010.
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