MV Abdullah was crusing from the Mozambican capital Maputo to the United Arab Emirates when it was attacked.
Pirates have seized a Bangladeshi-flagged bulk provider off the coast of Somalia and are taking its 23 crew members hostage, the ship's house owners stated.
The MV Abdullah was crusing from the Mozambican capital Maputo to the United Arab Emirates with a cargo of 55,000 tonnes of coal when it was attacked on Tuesday, in keeping with Kabir Metal Re-Rolling Mills, which owns the vessel.
“A bunch of 15-20 Somali pirates hijacked the ship,” stated Meherul Karim, managing director of Kabir Metal Re-Rolling Mills.
Maritime safety firm Ambrey confirmed {that a} group of armed folks had taken management of the ship.
The incident occurred within the Indian Ocean about 600 nautical miles (1,111 km) east of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Ambrey stated.
UK Maritime Commerce Operations (UKMTO) suggested warning to different vessels within the space and stated it was investigating the incident.
The hijackings off Somalia since December have raised considerations a few resurgence of raids within the Indian Ocean by opportunistic pirates, which come on high of a separate surge in assaults on transport launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
The Houthis have launched many assaults within the Purple Sea and the Gulf of Aden on ships they are saying are linked to Israel, america or the UK in response to Israel's battle in Gaza.
Worldwide naval forces have been diverted north from the Gulf of Aden into the Purple Sea, resulting in fears that pirates will exploit the safety hole.
Somali pirates wreaked havoc on international waterways for a decade from about 2008 to 2018.
Knowledge from the Maritime Safety Middle – Horn of Africa, the planning and coordination heart for the European Union's anti-piracy operation EUNAVFOR, present that there have been greater than 20 hijackings or tried hijackings of ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali Basin from November.
