Pirates who hijacked a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 crew off the northeastern coast of Somalia last month are demanding US$10 million in ransom. The vessel is being held in Xaafuun district in Puntland, Somalia, along with the captives. The European Union's anti-piracy naval force, Eunavfor Atalanta, has classified the incident as 'robbery at sea'.
Somalia maritime police from PMPF patrol in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of semi-autonomous Puntland State in Somalia , Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. The pirates who hijacked a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 crew off the northeastern coast of Somalia last month are demanding US$10 million in ransom, according to a Somali official.The vessel was hijacked in late November and taken to Xaafuun district in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland, where it is being held along with the captives.
The hijacking underscores the persistent challenges of maritime security in Somalia’s waters. Somalia has for years been blighted by piracy, which peaked in 2011, when the United Nations says more than 160 attacks were recorded off the Somali coast. Two employees charged in death of assisted care resident who ended up locked outside building overnight
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