Pirates hijacked a Turkish ship with 20 crews off the coast of Somalia but at least six other ships have fended off pirate attacks in the last two days.
The M/V Yasa Neslihan freighter was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the International Maritime Bureau in Malaysia said. Noel Choong, a Maritime official, said an Italian-operated cargo ship with 26 crews managed to escape a pirate attack in the same area Tuesday with unspecified aggressive maneuvers. NATO sent three ships over the weekend into the Gulf of Aden -one of the world's busiest shipping lanes for anti-piracy patrols and to escort cargo vessels. But attacks have continued unabated. On Wednesday, the U.S. Navy said commercial shipping vessels foiled five recent attempted hijackings by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. In one instance, a Spanish military patrol plane thwarted pirates trying to hijack an oil tanker by buzzing them three times and dropping smoke canisters. At least 77 ships have been attacked in the African waters this year. Thirty-one ships have been hijacked, and 10 remain in the hands of pirates along with nearly 200 crew members.
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