Confirmed Pirate Boarding of a Bulk Carrier in the Gulf of Aden

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A bulk carrier was pirated in the vicinity northeast of Bosaso, Somalia, after being approached and boarded by a skiff with heavily armed personnel including a person with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. This ongoing attack highlights piracy risks in the Gulf of Aden.

A confirmed piracy incident is ongoing involving a bulk carrier transiting the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor, in the vicinity of 12°46′N, 048°03′E, approximately 110 nautical miles northeast of Bosaso, Somalia. A skiff carrying heavily armed persons, reportedly including an individual equipped with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, approached and successfully boarded the vessel. Shortly before the ...