A Cosco-owned multi-purpose vessel came under attack from pirates on Friday in an area of the Indian Ocean which saw six Danish crew abducted from their vessel.



A ro-ro with an opaque ownership and management structure also avoided hijacking in the same area this afternoon, TradeWinds has learned.

Cosco’s 29,200-dwt multi-purpose vessel Le Li was chased by pirates in the northern part of the Indian Ocean east of the Gulf of Aden, an informed source told TradeWinds.



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