DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities stated late Monday.
A European naval operation within the Mideast, often called EUNAVFOR Atalanta, stated the incident remained underneath investigation.
It stated the assault focused a dhow, a conventional ship that plies the waters of the Mideast, off the city of Eyl in Somalia.
The maritime safety agency Ambrey stated the assault noticed the suspects steal three small boats outfitted with 60-horsepower engines. Ambrey stated early Tuesday “a suspected pirate motion group has been sighted departing” off the coast of Eyl.
As soon as-rampant piracy off the Somali coast diminished after a peak in 2011. That 12 months, there have been 237 reported assaults in waters off Somalia. Somali piracy within the area on the time price the world’s economic system some $7 billion — with $160 million paid out in ransoms, based on the Oceans Past Piracy monitoring group.
Elevated worldwide naval patrols, a strengthening central authorities in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, and different efforts noticed the piracy overwhelmed again.
Nonetheless, Somali pirate assaults have resumed at a higher tempo during the last 12 months, partially as a result of insecurity attributable to Yemen’s Houthi rebels launching their assaults within the Purple Sea hall over the Israel-Hamas battle within the Gaza Strip.
In 2024, there have been seven reported incidents off Somalia, based on the Worldwide Maritime Bureau.
