Koreas Unite to Foil Pirates

South Koreans rescue North Korean cargo ship from pirate attack

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted May 5, 2009 4:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Gulf of Aden was the scene of a rare example of inter-Korean cooperation yesterday as the unfriendly nations joined efforts to thwart pirates, reports the Wall Street Journal. A helicopter from a South Korean warship was sent to the rescue when a North Korean... Read full story »

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