USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) - MV Faina Incident Off Somalia, 2008

MV Faina Incident Off Somalia, 2008

The Vella Gulf was identified as one of the U.S. Navy ships surrounding the MV Faina, a Ukrainian-owned, Belizian-registered ship carrying 33 T-72 tanks, RPGs and other munitions, after she was seized by pirates off Somalia on 25 September 2008. Several photographs used by news services were sourced as having been taken from the cruiser.

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