Face-to-face with ruthless pirates who rule high seas

Major Oscar Omahe, commander of Kenya Navy Ship Galana. (File, Standard)

In 2010, the Indian Ocean waters were a no go zone for merchant ships. Pirates ruled the waves and often, ships plying the lucrative and historic trade route would find themselves in the wrong hands. 

But as the lawlessness went on, one group of pirates found themselves on the wrong end of the gun barrel one night in September 2012.