Incidents of Somali Basin piracy are surging. This morning the UKMTO Operation Center gave an update on a November 6 incident 560 nautical miles southeast of Eyl, Somalia, in which the master
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Incidents of Somali Basin piracy are surging. This morning the UKMTO Operation Center gave an update on a November 6 incident 560 nautical miles southeast of Eyl, Somalia, in which the master of the Maltese-flagged merchant tanker Hellas Aphrodite reported that it had been approached from the stern by a small craft and that, after opening fire with small arms fire and RPGs, unauthorized personnel from the small craft had boarded the vessel. Coalition forces are now onboard vessel and crew have left the citadel, reported as safe and well. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO.
Subsequently, EU NAVFOR reported that on the early afternoon (local time) of November 7, “Operation ATALANTA forces liberated the Hellas Aphrodite.
“The crew, composed of 24 people, is safe and no injuries have been reported. Throughout the incident, they remained in the citadel in direct
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