Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
The European Union Naval Force says that pirates have abandoned a French-flagged ship they had attacked. 
  
 The EU Naval Force said Wednesday that the pirates couldn't get control of the Maido because the crew had locked itself in a safe room. The attack took place Tuesday about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Tanzania. 
  
 The Maido is a liquefied petroleum gas carrier. Its 14 crew are reported to be safe. 
  
 Somali pirates hold more than a dozen ships and hundreds of crew members. The ships and crew are usually released unharmed after a ransom has been paid. 
  
 Somalia hasn't had a fully functioning government since 1991, which has made it difficult to curb the attacks. ||||| The Danish navy says it seized weapons and fuel from a suspected pirate ship off Somalia's coast, and then destroyed the vessel. 
  
 Navy spokesman Kenneth Nielsen says six people were removed from the ship and released after questioning. 
  
 He said Wednesday the vessel was a mother ship to which the pirates attach smaller speedboats they use in attacks on ships off eastern Somalia. 
  
 Personnel from the Danish warship Esbern Snare used explosives to destroy the vessel on Tuesday. The Danish ship is part of NATO's counter-piracy force. |||||
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Somali pirates attempted to grab a French tanker yesterday, and failed—after the crew locked themselves in the control room. Unable to take over the vessel, the pirates gave up and returned to their ship. The attack took place about 100 miles off the coast of Tanzania on a liquefied petroleum gas tanker with 14 men on board. Somali pirates are currently holding more than a dozen ships for ransom. Read the full article, or click here for more of today's unlucky pirate news.