DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities stated late Monday.
A European naval operation within the Mideast, often known as EUNAVFOR Atalanta, stated the incident remained below investigation.
It stated the assault focused a dhow, a standard ship that plies the waters of the Mideast, off the city of Eyl in Somalia.
The maritime safety agency Ambrey stated the assault noticed the suspects steal three small boats outfitted with 60-horsepower engines. Ambrey stated early Tuesday “a suspected pirate motion group has been sighted departing” off the coast of Eyl.
As soon as-rampant piracy off the Somali coast diminished after a peak in 2011. That yr, there have been 237 reported assaults in waters off Somalia. Somali piracy within the area on the time value the world’s financial system some $7 billion — with $160 million paid out in ransoms, in keeping with the Oceans Past Piracy monitoring group.
Elevated worldwide naval patrols, a strengthening central authorities in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, and different efforts noticed the piracy overwhelmed again.
Nonetheless, Somali pirate assaults have resumed at a better tempo over the past yr, partially because of the insecurity brought on by Yemen’s Houthi rebels launching their assaults within the Purple Sea hall over the Israel-Hamas struggle within the Gaza Strip.
In 2024, there have been seven reported incidents off Somalia, in keeping with the Worldwide Maritime Bureau.