They now face prosecution for suspected acts ofpiracy.
The individuals werecaptured on 18 January in a joint operation between the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR)and Japanese forces.
The action freed the crew of an Indian dhow that wasbelieved to have been used as a mother-ship inthe attack.
The five are suspectedof being behind the failed attempt to hijack the 74,695-dwt Nave Atropos(built 2013) south of Salalah in the late hours of 17 January.
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