A Comorian ship taken by pirates far south…
A ship flying the flag of the Comoros archipelago, the MV Aly Zoulfecar, was hacked on the morning of November 3 while en route between the Comoros and Dar Es Salam (Tanzania), the anti-piracy headquarters of the EU (Eunavfor Atalanta). The captain of this 43-meter vessel has confirmed the presence of pirates on board. The Mv Aly Zoulfécar, 43 meters long, has 29 people on board - it is specified at European level -: 9 crew members (1 Tanzanian, 4 Comorians and 4 Malagasy) and 20 passengers (12 Tanzanians and 8 Comorians).
The ship, which belongs to the company Oceaniss and shuttles between the Comoros and the mainland (Tanzania and Kenya), was located when captured at 05°15 South and 43°39 East. This is, in my opinion, the most southerly hold ever made by the pirates. This confirms, after the extension of piracy to the East, that no area of the Indian Ocean is now safe within a radius of... 1300 nautical miles from the Somali coast!
