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The HNMLS Rotterdam, the flagship for NATO's Ocean Shield counterpiracy mission, receives sustained fire from groups of suspected pirates while the ship conducted routine surveillance off Somalia’s coast, Oct. 24, 2012.

UNDER ATTACK

The HNMLS Rotterdam, the flagship for NATO's Ocean Shield counterpiracy mission, receives sustained fire from groups of suspected pirates while the ship conducted routine surveillance off Somalia’s coast, Oct. 24, 2012.

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