An Australian Navy boarding party from HMAS Melbourne stop a boat of suspected Somali Pirates of the coast of Somalia. Picture: Defence The two boats were burnt on the sea.

The Australian Navy boarding party identified a suspicious substance while conducting a standard security sweep of one of the vessels and tests on-board returned a positive reading for an ...

The Australian Navy boarding party identified a suspicious substance while conducting a standard security sweep of one of the vessels and tests on-board returned a positive reading for an ...

An Australian Navy boarding party from HMAS Melbourne stop a boat of suspected Somali pirates of the coast of Soamlia.

Apparently the Australian Navy boarding party first made contact with the Maya V on Thursday 22 and an attempted boarding was abandoned because of weather conditions.