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EU Naval Forces Blockade Pirated Vessel off Somali Coast – Somali Dispatch

MOGADISHU (SD) – European Union naval forces have blockaded a vessel hijacked by Somali pirates, according to a statement from Operation Atalanta, the EU’s anti-piracy mission in the region. The operation reported that the Iranian-flagged ship Alwaseemi 786 was seized on March 24, approximately 400 nautical miles east of Mogadishu. Authorities warned that the vessel could be used as a platform to launch attacks on larger commercial ships, urging…
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somalidispatch.com broke the news in on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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