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Somali pirates suspected of first ship hijacking since 2012

By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh
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Somali pirates suspected of first ship hijacking since 2012
European Union Naval Force training exercise for Operation Atalanta, which has been running in Somali since 2008 to combat piracy
European Union Naval Force training exercise for Operation Atalanta, which has been running off Somalia since 2008 to combat piracy

A freight ship has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, reports say.

A number of suspected pirates boarded the Sri Lankan-flagged vessel off the country’s northern coast on Monday, residents and officials say. A spokesperson for the European Union Naval Force, which runs anti-piracy operations in the area, said it was too early to confirm pirate involvement. If confirmed, it would be the first hijacking of a commercial ship by Somali pirates since 2012. The EU Naval Force told the BBC: “We became aware of this yesterday evening [Monday], and a military maritime patrol aircraft has been sent at first light today to investigate.” John Steed of the aid group Oceans Beyond Piracy, speaking to Reuters news agency, said, “The ship reported it was being followed by two skiffs yesterday afternoon. Then it disappeared.”

Map of Somalia

Source: BBC

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Emmanuel Kwame Amoh is an Online Editor with the current affairs team at Media General, operators of TV3 Ghana, editors.3news.com and more. Email: emmanuel.amoh@editors.3news.com

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