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A Swedish tanker vessel fell victim to a pirate attack off the coast of Benin in west Africa. While the crew escaped unhurt, the attack raises once again the question of whether Swedish ships should be able to arm themselves in the battle against pirates. Shortly after 3am on Sunday morning, the owner received a call from the crew of the tanker Gotland Sofia. Around ten pirates had boarded the ship while the crew unloaded the cargo of oil to an adjacent vessel, 70 kilometres outside the port of Cotonou in Benin. The crew, consisting of four Swedes, 18 Filipinos and a Ukrainian, proceeded to lock themselves in. The pirates tried to get into where the crew had blockaded themselves, but fled when units from Benin's navy fleet approached. More at http://www.thelocal.se/35270/20110801/