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MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The captain of a Chinese ship said his crew used a water cannon, Molotov cocktails and beer bottles to fend off Somali pirates attacking the vessel.
Peng Weiyuan, captain of the Zhenhua 4, said pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades boarded the 30-crewmember ship Thursday in the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
"Seven of the nine pirates landed on our ship, all with weapons," the captain said. "Our crew, who had been well trained and prepared, used water cannon, self-made incendiary bombs (Molotov cocktails), beer bottles and anything else that could be used to battle with them. Thirty minutes later, the pirates gestured to us for a cease-fire."
He said the pirates fled after military helicopters and a warship sent to rescue the crew arrived.
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