Eleven Somali pirates have been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the Seychelles for attempting to seize a coastguard boat last December.
The ruling by the Supreme Court in Victoria is the first of its kind in the Indian Ocean nation.
In recent years, pirates have extended their reach further from the shores of East Africa.
A further 29 Somali men are awaiting trial for suspected piracy in the Seychelles.
Warships from around the world are patrolling the Indian Ocean in a bid to deter pirate attacks.
However, pirate suspects are routinely freed because of doubts about where they should face trial.
Eight of the men sentenced were convicted of piracy, and three others of aiding and abetting piracy, for trying to hijack the Topaz patrol boat, a statement from the Seychelles' presidency said.
Four of them were less than 18 years old.
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