Danish special forces have stormed a ship captured by Somali pirates and freed 25 crew members. A naval spokesman of the European Union Cdr John Harbour said in Nairobi that it was the first time a warship had intervened after pirates boarded a vessel. <br/><br/>Troops in inflatable dinghies moved in after a distress signal from the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged Ariella. Cdr. Harbour said the special forces, who set out from a Danish warship in the area, scaled the side of the ship and freed the 25 crew members, who had locked themselves in a secure room. It is not clear if the pirates left the ship before the troops arrived.