Italy Says US, British Forces Freed Italian Ship
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Italy says U.S. and British forces have freed an Italian vessel 1 that was hijacked 2 off Somalia on Monday.
The MV Montecristo had been seized 1,000 kilometers off Somalia's eastern coast, carrying 23 crew members from Italy, Ukraine and India.
The Italian Foreign Ministry 3 said Tuesday that the ship was freed by units of the U.S. and British navies, operating under NATO's anti-piracy initiative Operation Shield.
Details on the operation were sketchy 4, but the ministry says the 11 pirates who hijacked the ship surrendered and were taken into custody 5.
Meanwhile, the Italian shipowners association says military forces will soon be stationed on all Italian merchant ships to protect against attacks by Somali pirates.
The trade association Confitarma made the announcement Tuesday, one day after pirates hijacked the Montecristo. An agreement with Italian Defense 6 Minister Ignazio La Russa is expected to be signed later in the day.
Some ships already carry security guards on board, but they are not always armed. The higher security has not dissuaded 7 Somali pirates who have hijacked scores of ships and collected hundreds of millions of dollars in ransoms 8 over the past few years.
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
- The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
- You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）
- The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
- The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。
n.(政府的)部；牧师
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
adj.写生的，写生风格的，概略的
- The material he supplied is too sketchy.他提供的材料过于简略。
- Details of what actually happened are still sketchy.对于已发生事实的详细情况知道的仍然有限。
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
劝（某人）勿做某事，劝阻( dissuade的过去式和过去分词 )
- He was easily dissuaded from going. 他很容易就接受劝告不走了。
- Ulysses was not to be dissuaded from his attempt. 尤利西斯想前去解救的决心不为所动。