Attackers board a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing rocket-propelled grenades

Suspected pirates board merchant vessel off coast of Somalia

Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, authorities said, likely the latest assault by resurgent Somali pirates operating in the region.

Africa Intelligence Brief — November 6, 2025

Western Sahara rebels have claimed an attack on Moroccan troops, while Tunisia has launched a tender for feed barley. Somali piracy is surging again, with a tanker reported boarded, as Sudan’s RSF signals openness to a humanitarian truce. Safaricom has posted stronger half-year earnings. Emirates announced plans to resume flights to Nigeria, while new analysis […]

Somalia: Pirates board fuel tanker off, crew reported safe

Pirates boarded the Hellas Aphrodite, a Malta-flagged vessel carrying gasoline, as it was headed from India to South Africa. The EU's naval force said one of its vessels was near the incident and closing in.

Greek Tanker Reports Gunfire and RPGs in Boarding by Pirates off Somalia

A piracy incident is ongoing off the coast of Somalia after the Greek-owned product tanker Hellas Aphrodite reported it had been attacked and boarded...

Pirates board tanker off Somali coast after firing machine guns and RPGs

All 24 members of the crew are safe and accounted for, the shipping company responsible for the attacked vessel said

Maritime alert issued as armed ‘pirates’ board ship and attack crew

A major alert has been issued to ships off the coast of Somalia after "pirates" launched an attack on a tanker in the Indian Ocean