Navy: Somali pirates fired at our helicopter

(NECN/APTN: Indian Ocean) – The U.S. Navy claimed that pirates holding a hijacked ship off the coast of Somalia fired at one of its helicopters making a routine surveillance flight over the ship. The Navy said pirates fired a large caliber weapon on Wednesday morning at the helicopter which is based on the USS Chancellorsville. At the time, the helicopter was flying over a Taiwanese-flagged vessel called the Win Far, south of the Somali port town of Hobyo. The Navy said in a statement on Thursday that no rounds of ammunition struck the helicopter and no injuries resulted from the incident. Pirates captured Win Far and its 30-member crew in April. Material courtesy of APTN. Video is a handout from the U.S. Navy.