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Underscoring the reality that the Gulf of Aden continues to be a hazardous area, UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) the other day reported that a vessel had actually been struck in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen’s port of Mukalla, at13 ° 43N 050 ° 37.4 E
Subsequent reports recognized the vessel as the U.K.-flagged 2016-built, 32,798 dwt chemical items vessel Stolt Apal, handled by Stolt Tankers B.V.
The pirates came close to the Stolt Apal in 2 skiffs.
“After multiple warning shots were fired by the armed guard team aboard Stolt Apal, the skiffs opened fire on the ship,” the Reuters information company quotes Stolt Tankers as stating. “The armed guard team returned fire, disabling one skiff and ending the pursuit.”
The bridge location of the vessel endured small bullet damages, however there were no injuries, no air pollution as well as no freight influenced, the Reuters record claimed.
Maritime protection expert Dryad Global claimed that while the nature of the assault continues to be vague this is the 9th reported case within the Gulf of Aden this year.
Dryad claims this newest case happened 58 nm eastern of a previous questionable method where a number of skiffs were reported to have actually shut within one maritime mile of a vessel transiting westbound IRTC. The case is additionally 117 nm West of a reported assault versus a Saudi- flagged vessel making use of a number of supposed WBIED (Waterborne Improvised Explosive Devices).
