When it comes to dealing with Somalian pirates, no country is taking a stronger stand against piracy than South Korea.  While most companies who get attacked by pirates pay the ransom to get their crew and ships returned, South Korea turns to its military first and negotiates second.  South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked ship Samho Jewelry and killed 8 pirates in the process of freeing 21 hostages.  They didn’t use lasers, just guns.

“Our special forces stormed the hijacked Samho Jewelry earlier today and freed all hostages.  During the operation, our forces killed some Somali pirates and all of the hostages were confirmed alive.” Added South Korean military spokesman Col. Lee Bung-woo, “We will not tolerate any behavior that threatens the lives and safety of our people in the future.”

The hostages, 8 from South Korea, 11 from Myanmar, and 2 from Indonesia, were rescued.  The captain of the ship was injured by a hijacker, but his shooter was soon killed and the captain will recover.  This is the second ship from Samho Shipping to be hijacked; the previous ship, the Samho Dream, was freed by the pirates in November after seven months’ captivity.

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