The Portuguese navy said this was why it released the pirates who attacked the Kition.

葡萄牙海军表示这正是他们释放袭击奎神号的海盗们的原因。

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WHEN pirates attacked the MV Kition, a Greek tanker, late at night in the Gulf of Aden on May 1st, a Portuguese helicopter scared off the assailants and tracked their skiff to its “mother ship”.

5月1日深夜，当海盗在亚丁湾攻击希腊油轮——“奎神号”内燃机船时，一架葡萄牙直升机吓退了袭击者，并且一路追踪小艇，找到了“母舰”的位置；

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