The Dutch navy claimed a rare victory in the war against international piracy earlier in the week after marines abseiled from a helicopter to seize control of a captured container ship following a shootout with Somali hijackers, the Independent reported. 

        One Dutch marine was slightly injured during the storming of the German ship MS Taipan, which had been boarded early on Monday by 10 Somali pirates from small boats armed with machine guns. The 15-man German crew of MS Taipan had radioed for help after taking refuge in a secure cabin on board the ship.