- Los Angeles Times – A Danish warship opened fire on a Somali pirate ship, killing two hostages and arresting 17 suspects.

- Reuters – A Danish navy ship seized a suspected pirate vessel off the coast of Somalia and freed 14 hostages on board.

- Defense Technology International – Exercise Northern Coasts (NOCO) 2011 is being conducted in the western Baltic Sea during Sept. 12-23. This year, NOCO, the largest naval exercise in the Baltic, is being combined with the Danish naval exercise DANEX.

- BBC – A Danish warship has captured a suspected pirate mother ship off Somalia, Nato’s counter-piracy mission has said.

The Best Defense – Piracy Watch: Absalon, Absalon! People tend to neglect the contributions of smaller nations like Denmark in the war against piracy. Here is a nice reminder.

The Times – Danish navy blows up ‘pirate’ ship Danish forces have scuppered a vessel belonging to Somali pirates after rescuing its crew in a storm.