Date: 6 May 2010
Location: Gulf of Aden, Northwest Indian Ocean
Duration: 2:52 min
Rights Managed | HD Footage | 1080p
📽️ STORY
At the peak of maritime piracy off the Horn of Africa, Somali pirates board a commercial cargo ship far offshore, wielding AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades. They seize the vessel hundreds of nautical miles from land, storm the bridge, and force the crew into the engine room. The camera captures the tension: barefoot pirates in ragged clothes pace the deck, bark orders, and use satellite phones to contact coastal negotiators. They rip down flags, smash navigation equipment, and issue ransom demands worth millions. Onboard, the hostages endure armed threats, rationed food, and long hours of fear. Pirates kneel to pray as they wait for payment.impoirve seo for stockk foiattage samle ad hifg resolutioin images
At dawn, Russian Naval Infantry storm a pirate skiff after Somali raiders hijack the tanker MV Moscow University. The destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov corners the hijackers 500 nautical miles off Somalia. Marines in full combat gear board with speed and force. Pirates drop their weapons. Hands rise. The crew survives. This is real combat footage—not reenactment. A full takedown unfolds in broad daylight. You see the RHIB hit the hull; watch rifles drawn and hear orders barked across the water. Ten pirates fall into custody. The tanker returns to safe waters.
VIDEO CONTENT INCLUDES
- Armed Russian marines boarding a weathered blue pirate skiff
- Pirates surrendering with hands raised
- RHIB circling, guns mounted, men in formation
- Close shots of weapons, fuel drums, improvised sails
- Calm waters, high tension, mid-ocean backdrop
- Exclusive final moments before extraction
Video technical DETAILS
🎥 Video Technical Details
Format
- Resolution: 4K UHD (3840 × 2160) & 8K (7680 × 4320) master available
- Frame Rate: 25fps & 29.97fps (native)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Codec: Apple ProRes 422 HQ / DNxHR HQX / H.264 delivery options
- Color: Rec.709, 10-bit depth
- Bitrate: ~220–400 Mbps (master), web preview in H.264 at ~12 Mbps
Audio
- Format: Stereo (2.0) PCM uncompressed
- Sample Rate: 48 kHz, 24-bit
- Channel layout: Dialogue, ambient ship sounds, occasional shouts and radio chatter
- Separate clean ambience track available
Duration
- Total running time: 2 minutes 52 seconds (extended sequences available on request)
- Clips organized in shot-level segments (boarding, bridge takeover, ransom call, prayer on deck)
- Format: MP4, H.264
- Language: NAT sound only
- Rights: Exclusive to TVDATA.TV
- License: Editorial only – no dramatization use
📦 Video ASSETS
- Thumbnail package
- HD master AI upscaled on request
- Frame-by-frame breakdown
- Statement of source & authentication
Cargo Ship Hijacking by Somali Pirates — Editorial Footage
Russian Navy, Somali Pirates, MV Moscow University, Gulf of Aden, hostage rescue, military operation, 2010, Marshal Shaposhnikov, counter-piracy, real war footage, ship hijack, anti-pirate patrol, navy boarding, maritime security, RHIB assault.
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