Somalian pirates hijack Indian ship: HumSub.TV
Somalian pirates hijack Indian ship: HumSub.TV: Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial vessel off the coast of Somalia, the second attack in weeks after years without such seizures, industry and security sources said on Monday.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which coordinates shipping in the Gulf of Aden area, said it had received information that a dhow had been hijacked “in the vicinity of Socotra (Island)”.
It named the vessel as Al Kausar and said it had been en route from Dubai to the port of Bosasso in northern Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region.
The EU naval force which patrols off Somalia’s coast as part of an international anti-piracy operation said on Monday afternoon the dhow had been spotted further south, off the Somali port of Hobyo.
“An EU Naval Force maritime patrol aircraft has confirmed the exact location of the dhow and has attempted to establish radio communications but without success,” it said in a statement on its website.
“Investigations and operations are ongoing.”
Burhan Warsame, Galmudug region’s minister for ports and sea transport, said the authorities there would not allow the ship to dock in Hobyo, which falls under its jurisdiction.
“We assure you pirates cannot bring it here. We have strong Galmudug forces at Hobyo,” he told Reuters.
Somali pirates hijacked an oil tanker last month, the first such seizure of a vessel since 2012, but released it after a clash with the marine force in Puntland.
Muse Osman Yusuf, district commissioner in the Puntland port of Eyl, said on Monday authorities were ready to confront whoever had seized the Indian dhow.
“We shall not allow it. Puntland maritime police forces have a base here and we shall fight the pirates in case they come,” he told Reuters.
An Indian government official said the 11 crew were all Indian and that officials were in touch with the Somali government.
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