A Basque tuna boat attacked by pirates. Repeat again

A Spanish Basque tuna boat was attacked by Somali pirates on Saturday afternoon, Spanish media, including the EuropaPress agency, reported. I'Albacan, which belongs to the owner Albacora de Bermeo, was 550 miles north of Mahé, the main island of the Seychelles when two skiffs arrived at high speed. The fishermen only owed their salvation by speeding up and the four private guards on board who had to fire for the pirates to give up pursuit. This is the fifth attack in a few weeks on a Spanish tuna boat. THE Demiku suffered a similar attack, in the exclusive economic zone of the Seychelles, 170 miles from Mahé, a week earlier and theAlai Elai, end of October (read: A Basque tuna boat attacked off the Seychelles). Despite the many pirate groups dismantled by European and NATO forces, piracy continues to play its part...