▁the ▁tank er ▁until ▁the ▁pir ates ▁ab o ard ▁were ▁fat igu ed . ▁Several ▁fake ▁attacks ▁were ▁st aged ▁to ▁further ▁wear ▁down ▁the ▁pir ate ▁crew . ▁Communic ations ▁jam ming ▁was ▁util ized ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁pir ates ▁from ▁calling ▁for ▁assistance . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 8 ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁the ▁pir ates ▁ab o ard ▁Sam ho ▁Jew el ry ▁sight ed ▁a ▁Mong ol ian ▁cargo ▁vessel ▁about ▁ ▁away . ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁pir ates ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁motor bo at ▁to ▁hij ack ▁it . ▁With ▁only ▁th ir teen ▁pir ates ▁remaining ▁behind , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ten ▁command os ▁from ▁Ch oi ▁Young ▁attempted ▁to ▁approach ▁Sam ho ▁Jew el ry ▁in ▁a ▁speed bo at . ▁However , ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁command os ▁were ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁fire f ight ▁and ▁the ▁speed bo at ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁destroy er . ▁ ▁A ▁West land ▁Lyn x ▁hel ic opter ▁was ▁sent ▁after ▁the ▁hij ack ers ▁in ▁the ▁motor bo at ▁heading ▁towards ▁the ▁Mong ol ian ▁ship . ▁All ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁pir ates ▁from ▁that ▁confront ation ▁were ▁either ▁killed ▁or ▁disappeared ▁over board . ▁After ▁the ▁Mong ol ian ▁vessel ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁proceed ▁safely , ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁Ch oi ▁Young ▁recovered ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁hij ack ers ' ▁motor bo at . ▁Three ▁rust y ▁A K - 4 7 ▁rif les