USS Elrod rescues Pakistani mariners
The US Navy says the Norfolk-based frigate USS Elrod rescued 16 Pakistani mariners stranded in a life raft near the wreckage of their fishing vessel on Monday in the Gulf of Aden.
A Saudi cargo ship was rescued from Somali pirates by the Yemeni Coast Guard in the southern part of the Red Sea on Saturday, according to a statement by the Yemeni authorities yesterday.