![“Weapons Free” Pirates Decimated by Shipboard Security Team [VIDEO]](https://gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Picture-6.png)
We have no idea what the circumstances were at the time of this attack, or which ship this video was taken from, but it clearly shows a vessel security team using overwhelming firepower to successfully defend their ship from an attempted pirate attack.
Hopefully this video finds its way into Somalia…
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