An unidentified warship off pirate-ridden Somali waters captured 14 pirates and destroyed their boat, a minister of the northern Puntland region said on Sunday, according to Reuters. Abdulqadir Muse Yusuf, fisheries minister for the semi-autonomous region said the pirate vessel met a warship "that we think could be American" and all the pirates on board were captured and their boat destroyed. However, the U.S. Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, said there was no American involvement in the operation. Yusuf said local authorities were still investigating the identity of the warship."
