Lt. Cdr. Lee Sung-chun, a member of the 20th contingent of the 300-member Cheonghae Unit, lifts his daughter into the air in joy after a ceremony at a naval base in the southeastern port city of Busan on May 20, 2016, to mark the unit’s return from a six-month mission to combat piracy aboard the destroyer Choi Young off the coast of Somalia. (Yonhap)
Seok Hae-kyun (front row, 3rd from L), former captain of a South Korean ship hijacked and saved from Somali pirates, poses with naval officials in front of a monument on Jan. 21, 2016, in Busan, southeast of Seoul, that commemorates the successful commando rescue operation five years ago. Seok was the captain of the chemical carrier Samho Jewelry that was attacked by Somali pirates while sailing through the Arabian Sea. He was shot several times by the pirates during the rescue operation. (Yonhap)
