Danish Frigate Releases Suspected Gulf of Guinea Pirates

[Sherman A1]

The Danish navy has released three suspected Nigerian pirates who were picked up by a frigate in the Gulf of Guinea in November after it failed to find a country in the region to take them, the Danish Armed Forces said on Friday.

The three, who had been detained aboard the frigate Esbern Snare, were put to sea on Thursday in a small dinghy with enough food and fuel for them to reach shore safely to shore.

"They have no relation to Denmark, and the crime they have been charged with was committed far from Denmark. They simply do not belong here, and that's why I think it's the right thing to do," Danish Justice Minister Nick Haekkerup said in a statement.

Forces on the frigate, which deployed to the Gulf of Guinea in October, killed four pirates in waters south of Nigeria in late November in an operation to protect shipping amid heightened security risks from pirates.

https://www.marinelink.com/news/danish-frigate-releases-suspected-gulf-493314

[Hortensis]

1. Chalk up as a win for the pirate industry. Released yesterday,

so may already be available for work. A fourth so unfortunate as to be injured couldn't humanely be released so has been taken to Denmark for prosecution. Hard luck for him and the reluctant Denmark.