The pirates exchanged fire with a security team onboard the Crystal Arctic before abandoning an attempt to hijack the tanker. The pirates traveled in a small ship “carrying weapons and ladders,” said the British military’s Maritime Trade Operations center, which oversees Mideast shipping routes. A European Union naval force captured the pirates after they opened fire at the Marshall Islands-flagged Chrystal Arctic. Natalya – stock.adobe.comThe pirates traveled in a small ship with weapons and ladders as they opened fire at an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden. Peter Hermes Furian – stock.adobe.comThe tanker crew was unharmed, but the pirates sustained varied injuries, though it wasn’t clear if they were due to the shootout.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 11, 2024 19:06 UTC