Spanish warship apprehends pirates in cruise liner attack

The Spanish warship Numancia has intercepted a skiff carrying
nine suspected Somali pirates believed to have attacked an Italian
cruise ship on the weekend, Spain's Defence Ministry said yesterday.
The Melody, carrying more than 1,500 people, was attacked Saturday
by six armed pirates in a small boat, but Israeli security guards on
board responded to the pirates' gunfire and were able to repel them.
After the hijacking attempt, the Numancia, pictured escorting the
Melody above, along with patrol planes from France and the
Seychelles and an Indian navy ship, launched a high-seas hunt for
the assailants. The Spanish navy handed over the suspects to a
Seychelles ship since they were captured in the island nation's
waters in the Indian Ocean.