The Danish navy was involved over the weekend in an operation against pirates of the coast of Somalia, a Royal Danish Navy spokesman said Monday. Spokesman Jesper Lynge told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that the Danish Task Group onboard the Danish navy vessel Absalon "led an operation" after reports that a civilian vessel was being threatened by pirates. The Danish Task Group currently leads the Task Force 150. Absalon, with a 100-strong crew and a 50-strong task force, has since early September been deployed in the waters off Somalia, Lynge said. News reports had suggested the pirates on Sunday had tried to attack a cruise vessel. The Danish vessel coordinated the operation from Oman where it had called to stock up supplies.
