Two ships pursued by pirates. Another tackled the next day
(B2) The Somali pirates seem to be finding a little bit of the hair of the beast, near their coasts. Two ships were chased by pirate skiffs on Wednesday (October 15) in the Gulf of Aden off Bosasso, according to maritime sources.
The first ship approached was around 13:50 p.m. local time by a dark blue skiff. On board 4 people, ladders and weapons that did not make you think a priori of peaceful fishermen...
5 hours later, not far from there, another vessel, a yacht, was also the victim of a lawsuit by a skiff, made up of the same number of suspects. It approached less than 500 meters from the ship which owed its salvation only to its security team on board which fired warning shots. The single skiff did not completely abandon pursuit, continuing to follow the vessel at a greater distance. It is now "safe" specify the naval forces in the area. (Shift) A “ investigation is ongoing to locate the skiff and the origin of the pirates, said an officer involved in maritime operations, Thursday morning, interviewed by B2.
The last known action of the pirates took place east of the Indian Ocean, at the end of September. Read : Pirates still in action in the eastern Indian Ocean?
(UPDATE 16.10) While at anchor, another merchant ship was, this time boarded by pirates who attacked it, attempting to storm it. It was further south, near the Somali coast, near Eyl - a pirate landmark - Thursday, October 16 around 12 p.m. (local time). Two skiffs, with about 15 people on board approached, attempting to climb up the anchor chain. Without success. The boat was able to get away with it. But it was minus one, it seems.
(NGV)
