European naval forces detained six suspected Somali pirates after they fired on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.
European naval forces detained six suspected pirates after they opened fire on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, likely part of a growing number of piracy attacks originating from Somalia. The attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged Chrystal Arctic coincides with Yemen's Houthi rebels attacking ships in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, slowing commercial traffic through the vital maritime route towards the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea. The pirates fired at the tanker from a small ship carrying weapons and ladders, and the onboard security team returned fire.
May 10, 2024
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