Fresh Piracy Incident Triggers Security Alert in Somali Waters

MARITIME AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING OF AN INCREASED THREAT TO SHIPS OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA AFTER A CARGO SHIP BECAME THE LATEST VESSEL TO BE SEIZED IN A SUSPECTED ACT OF PIRACY. MARITIME AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING OF AN INCREASED THREAT TO SHIPS OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA AFTER A CARGO SHIP BECAME THE LATEST VESSEL TO BE SEIZED...

• MARITIME AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING OF AN INCREASED THREAT TO SHIPS OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA AFTER A CARGO SHIP BECAME THE LATEST VESSEL TO BE SEIZED IN A SUSPECTED ACT OF PIRACY.
• MARITIME AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING OF AN INCREASED THREAT TO SHIPS OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA AFTER A CARGO SHIP BECAME THE LATEST VESSEL TO BE SEIZED IN A SUSPECTED ACT OF PIRACY.THE UK MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS RAISED THE THREAT LEVEL IN THE AREA TO SUBSTANTIAL AS IT REPORTED UNAUTHORISED PERSONS SEIZED THE VESSEL AND RE-DIRECTED IT TO SOMALIA'S TERRITORIAL WATERS OVER THE WEEKENDIT WAS GATHERED THAT AT LEAST FOUR VESSELS HAVE BEEN TARGETED IN SUSPECTED PIRACY INCIDENTS LAST WEEK, INCLUDING A FISHING VESSEL AND OIL TANKER.INFORMATION SAYS UNTIL THREE YEARS AGO PIRACY HAD ALMOST DISAPPEARED IN THE STRETCH OF THE INDIAN OCEAN ONCE NOTORIOUS FOR HIJACKINGS, BUT IT HAS SINCE MADE A COMEBACK.
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