Within two weeks, images on the internet of a recent operation by Dutch marines against Somali pirates have been watched by over half a million people.
The clip that was distributed by the Dutch ministry of Defense on you tube broke a new record, according to a ministery spokesman in the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad.
Shot on a small camera placed on the helmet of one of the marines, the video shows a raid in which a Dutch navy unit gets on board a German ship that was taken by Somali pirates and perform an arrest.
From the raw nature of the footage, viewers can get a glimpse of the tension and danger involved in such an operation.
The Dutch ministry of Defense have published almost 300 clips and video's on the internet as a way of direct communication with the public. The purpose is to show its operations without any comments from the media.
Source: NRC Handelsblad, Dutch ministry of Defense
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