USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) locates a suspected dhow involved in an attempted hijacking of a merchant vessel off the coast of Somalia. .For further information contact Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander 5th Fleet Public Affairs a

A boarding team from the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), approaches a suspected pirate vessel to conduct a boarding and inspection at sea in the Indian Ocean on January 21, 2006. The pirate vessel stopped after the Churchill fired warning shots 54 miles off the cost of Somalia. The vessel was boarded and detained 26 men for questioning. (UPI Photo/Kenneth Anderson/U.S. Navy)