Military workers with the EU Naval Forces have actually ruined a whaler that was made use of by Somali pirates to strike a Hong Kong- flagged mass provider previously this month off the coastline ofSomalia

The strike occurred October 16th as the mass provider, M/V KSL Sydney, was about 340nm from Mogadishu off the eastern coastline ofSomalia During the strike, 4 pirates equipped with AK-47s came close to the KSL Sydney in a rate watercraft and also opened up fire, however the strike was prevented when equipped guards aboard the mass provider returned fire.

Immediately complying with the strike, counter-piracy pressures with EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta were sent out to check out.

The whaler thought to have actually been made use of in the strike was at some point located by the staff of ESPS Castilla in a little bay simply off the Somali coastline, where it was gotten to be confiscated prior to being hauled bent on sea and also ruined.

Admiral Nanclares stated: “Using the resources of Op Atalanta we were able to identify, track and destroy the equipment of a Pirate Action Group making it harder for them to attack maritime shipping in the future. We will continue to deter and prevent acts of piracy with every chance we get in order to ensure vulnerable shipping and their crews remain safe while they transit the Western Indian Ocean”.

The strike on the KSL Sydney was just the 2nd pirate occurrence reported off the coastline of Somalia thus far this year.