Pirates Attack Tanker Off Somalia Coast

Pirates Attack Tanker Off Somalia Coast

Maritime journal Lloyd's List reported early Thursday that the Malta-flagged tanker Hellas Aphrodite was boarded by suspected pirates off the Somali coast. This maritime incident comes just days after another attempted hijacking of a commercial vessel in the region.

Pirates have boarded Malta-flagged Hellas Aphrodite, a product tanker, off the Somali coast just days after a near miss in the same region https://t.co/PEeuTbIrUO

— Lloyd's List (@LloydsList) https://twitter.com/LloydsList/status/1986406605294805454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) confirmed a small vessel "fired small arms and RPGs" and "unauthorised personnel" boarded the tanker hauling gasoline about 560 nautical miles off the southeast of Eyl, Somalia.

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Lloyd's List noted, "An unsuccessful attempt to board a Stolt-Nielsen tanker off Somalia on Monday is unlikely to be an isolated incident with growing evidence of a resurgent piracy threat building with links to al-Shabaab and the Houthis."

Lloyd's List reported that an unsuccessful attempt to board a Stolt-Nielsen tanker off Somalia on Monday is unlikely to be an isolated incident with growing evidence of a resurgent piracy threat building with links to al-Shabaab and the Houthis https://t.co/aFFLRZqyyn

— Lloyd's List (@LloydsList) https://twitter.com/LloydsList/status/1986407088931938315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Greek news outlet https://www.enikos.gr/international/somalia-peirateia-sto-ellinoktito-tanker-hellas-aphrodite-i-anakoinosi-tis-etaireias/2471943/

reported that Latsco Marine Management, which operates the Hellas Aphrodite, confirmed all 24 crew members are safe and accounted for. The situation remains ongoing.

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Thu, 11/06/2025 - 08:25

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