EUNAVFOR ATALANTA Forces Pirates To Abandon Hijacked Iranian Dhow Off Somalia Coast

EUNAVFOR ATALANTA Forces Pirates To Abandon Hijacked Iranian Dhow Off Somalia Coast

Image Credits: EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA European Union naval forces under Operation ATALANTA have freed the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Alwaseemi, which was hijacked by pirates in the Western Indian Ocean on 24 March. The vessel was released on 5 April after days of close monitoring and pressure from ATALANTA naval and air units, working together with Somali maritime police forces. The pirates left the dhow along the north-western coast of S…

EU Naval Forces Retake Hijacked Iranian Vessel off Somali Coast – Somali Dispatch

MOGADISHU (SD) – European Union naval forces under Operation Atalanta have regained control of an Iranian-owned fishing vessel, Alwaseemi, that was hijacked by pirates about 400 nautical miles east of Mogadishu on March 24. The operation reported that pirates abandoned the vessel after sustained pressure from EU naval and air units working in coordination with Somali maritime police and coast guard forces. The ship was secured on April 5, with t…