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The crew of a Taiwanese fishing vessel fought against armed Somali pirates to retake their ship after it was hijacked off East Africa, Taiwan authorities said today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 290-tonne Chin Yi Wen with a crew of 28, including nine Chinese, eight Filipinos, six Indonesians and five Vietnamese, had been out of contact since Friday<\/strong>, the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n

But the crew managed to overwhelm the six armed pirates and retake control of their ship.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“In my memory, this is the first time sailors of a fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates have freed themselves on their own,” Tsay Tzu-yaw, spokesman for Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency, said.<\/p>\n

The Somali pirates fell into the sea<\/strong>, Tsay said, quoting the fishing boat owner, adding that details of the saga and the fate of the six pirates were not immediately clear.<\/p>\n

Nice!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tsay said three sailors were slightly injured and the ship was heading for waters of the Seychelles.<\/p>\n

Two decades of lawlessness have carved up Somalia into mini-fiefdoms ruled by gunmen and militia, encouraging rampant piracy.<\/p>\n

At least 47 foreign vessels and more than 500 sailors are being held by pirates, according to Ecoterra International, which monitors maritime activity in the region.<\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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