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flag Somali pirates attacked a Malta-flagged tanker, escalating piracy risks amid regional instability.

flag Somali pirates attacked the Malta-flagged tanker Hellas Aphrodite off Somalia’s coast, firing weapons and attempting to board, prompting the 24 crew members to take shelter in the ship’s citadel. flag The vessel, traveling from India to South Africa, had no armed security team. flag The assault is part of a recent surge in piracy linked to regional instability, including Houthi activity in the Red Sea amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. flag The EU’s Operation Atalanta had warned of heightened risk, and similar attacks occurred in recent days. flag Piracy, which declined after peaking in 2011, has risen again, with seven incidents reported in 2024 and multiple fishing vessels seized in 2025.

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