Alleged Somali pirates attack ship off the Somali waters
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Saturday August 14, 2021 - 12:19:51 in Latest News by Staff Reporter
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MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - A merchant ship was attacked on Friday by alleged pirates off the coast of Somalia, without casualties, reported the UK's Commercial Maritime Operations department (Ukmto).
On its website, the agency said it received details of the raid which happened about 100 nautical miles (185 km) northeast of Mogadishu.
The identity of the vessel involved was not disclosed, as is normal practice with UKMTO alerts. The vessel and crew are reported safe and the incident is "complete,” the alert said.
The organization did not give further details.
There have been some on-off incidents of piracy off Somalia in recent years but attacks are few and far between compared to the height of Somali piracy in 2011 when pirates held dozens of merchant ships and hundreds of hostages.
International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre warns that Somalia pirates continue have the capacity to carry out attacks in the Somali basin and wider Indian Ocean.
In January, the Centre reported a bulk carrier was chased by a skiff with armed pirates and ladders in the western Gulf of Aden, but the attackers aborted after warning shots from the ship’s security team. Zero incidents were reported in the region in 2020.
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Alleged Somali pirates attack ship off the Somali waters
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - A merchant ship was attacked on Friday by alleged pirates off the coast of Somalia, without casualties, reported the UK's Commercial Maritime Operations department (Ukmto).