韩国说，韩国部队从索马里海盗手中夺回了被挟持的货轮，并救出21名船员。
韩国参谋长联席会议成员李圣镐中将说，韩国海军特战队在跟踪被劫持的“三湖珠宝”号货轮几天后，星期五早上冲上了船。
李圣镐对记者说，突击队救出了全体船员，杀死8名索马里海盗，并俘虏了5名海盗。他说，这艘韩国货轮的船长在营救过程中腹部中弹，但预计将会康复。
星期五的行动发生在距索马里东北大约1千3百公里的阿拉伯海域。
这艘韩国货轮上星期六被劫持时正从阿联酋驶向斯里兰卡。货轮上的船员包括11名缅甸人，8名韩国人和两名印尼人。
South Korea says its forces have retaken a hijacked ship from Somali pirates and freed the 21-member crew.
Lieutenant General Lee Seong-ho, of the South Korean Joint chiefs of Staff, says naval special forces stormed the MV Samho Jewelry early Friday, after trailing the hijacked ship for days.
He told reporters the commandos rescued all crew members while killing eight Somali pirates and capturing another five.
He says the South Korean captain of the freighter was shot in the abdomen during the rescue but is expected to recover.
Friday’s operation took place in the Arabian Sea, about 1,300 kilometers northeast of Somalia.
The ship was heading to Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates when it was hijacked last Saturday. The vessel’s crew includes 11 Burmese nationals, eight South Koreans, and two Indonesians.