Diese Webseite verwendet ausschließlich notwendige Cookies, die für die Funktion erforderlich sind. Marketing- und Statistik-Cookies kommen nicht zum Einsatz. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklärung.
Notwendige Cookies
Diese Cookies sind für das Funktionieren des Logins und die Speicherung der Cookie-Einstellungen erforderlich und können deshalb nicht deaktiviert werden.
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 pic.twitter.com/PEeuTbIrUO
— Lloyd's List (@LloydsList) November 6, 2025
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.
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 Hout...