Pirates hijack Chinese fishing ship in Somalia waters with 18 crew members on board
A Chinese fishing vessel is under the control of alleged pirates in Somalia’s waters in the semi-autonomous Puntland region, the European Union’s anti-piracy naval force says.
The anti-piracy force said the vessel with up to 18 crew members on board had been taken over by pirates, some armed with AK-47s and machine guns.
It classified the incident as a robbery at sea.
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Somali pirates caused havoc in the waters off the Horn of Africa country’s long coastline between 2008 and 2018.
They had been dormant until late last year when pirate activity started to pick up again.
