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Al Arabiya
18-03-2025
- Al Arabiya
Suspected pirates hijack Yemeni fishing boat off Somali waters: EU naval force
Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni-flagged fishing boat off the semi-autonomous Puntland region in northeast Somalia, the European Union's anti-piracy naval force said, the second such incident in as many months. Seven pirates boarded the vessel, which was carrying eight Somali crew members, EU NAVFOR said in a statement on Monday. 'The incident is under investigation and has been classified as hijack,' it said. In February, another Yemeni-flagged fishing vessel was hijacked in the same waters, the naval force said, before it was abandoned by alleged pirates. Somali pirates caused havoc in the waters off the Horn of Africa nation's long coastline between 2008 and 2018. They had been dormant until late 2023, when pirate activity started to pick up again.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
Suspected pirates hijack Yemeni fishing boat off Somali waters, EU naval force says
GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) - Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni-flagged fishing boat off the semi-autonomous Puntland region in northeast Somalia, the European Union's anti-piracy naval force said, the second such incident in as many months. Seven pirates boarded the vessel, which was carrying eight Somali crew members, EU NAVFOR said in a statement on Monday. "The incident is under investigation and has been classified as hijack," it said. In February, another Yemeni-flagged fishing vessel was hijacked in the same waters, the naval force said, before it was abandoned by alleged pirates. Somali pirates caused havoc in the waters off the Horn of Africa nation's long coastline between 2008 and 2018. They had been dormant until late 2023, when pirate activity started to pick up again.
Reuters
18-03-2025
- Reuters
Suspected pirates hijack Yemeni fishing boat off Somali waters, EU naval force says
GAROWE, Somalia, March 18 (Reuters) - Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni-flagged fishing boat off the semi-autonomous Puntland region in northeast Somalia, the European Union's anti-piracy naval force said, the second such incident in as many months. Seven pirates boarded the vessel, which was carrying eight Somali crew members, EU NAVFOR said in a statement on Monday. "The incident is under investigation and has been classified as hijack," it said. In February, another Yemeni-flagged fishing vessel was hijacked in the same waters, the naval force said, before it was abandoned by alleged pirates. Somali pirates caused havoc in the waters off the Horn of Africa nation's long coastline between 2008 and 2018. They had been dormant until late 2023, when pirate activity started to pick up again.
Bloomberg
18-03-2025
- Bloomberg
Suspected Pirates Hijack Yemeni-Flagged Vessel Off Somalia Coast
Suspected pirates boarded a Yemeni-flagged dhow off the eastern coast of Somalia, the second such attack in a month. 'Up to seven hijackers remain on board,' the European Union Naval Force, or EU Navfor, said in a statement. 'The dhow has a crew of eight Somali nationals.'
Washington Post
18-03-2025
- Washington Post
Suspected Somali pirates seize Yemeni fishing boat in third such attack in recent weeks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, the third such attack in recent weeks, authorities said Monday. In a statement, a European naval force known as EUNAVFOR Atalanta said the pirates targeted the ship Sunday off the town of Eyl in Somalia. It identified the vessel as a Yemeni-flagged dhow, a traditional ship that plies the waters of the Mideast.
