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English: Dhow in Indian sea (Jan. 21, 2006). A dhow is a little wooden-made coaster. It is Arabian in origin. This one is suspected by the US Navy to be under pirate control. Note the sandbags on the deck, possibly an attempt to fortify the craft against small-arms fire.
Français : Dhow dans l'ocean indien le 21 janvier 2006. Un dhow (ou boutre) est un petit cargo en bois d'origine arabe. Celui-ci est suspecté par la marine américaine d'être armé par des pirates et est en cours d'arraisonnement.

Photographer : Chief Information Systems Technician Kenneth Anderson

U.S. Navy photo public domain

Original photo name : 060121-N-5358A-004.jpg

Source : http://www.news.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=31409[dead link]

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current23:21, 22 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 23:21, 22 March 20062,100 × 1,500 (1.4 MB)Oxam Hartog== Summary == en : Dhow in indian sea (Jan. 21, 2006). A dhow is a little coaster wood-made. its origin is from Arabia. this one is suspected to be controlled by pirats by us navy. fr : Dhow dans l'ocean indien le 21 janvier 2006. Un dhow (ou boutre) est
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