April 10, 2026
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On 5 April 2010, the German container ship Taipan was hijacked by Somali pirates (and a few hours later freed by Dutch soldiers).
A maritime patrol aircraft of the German Navy watched the attack and recorded the video.
This material was recently published by the German Navy.
Watch the video below:
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