Shots were fired at a China Shipping Development (CSDC) bulker during a failed hijacking attempt in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, TradeWinds has learned.
Pirates launched an assault on the 57,600-dwt Jin Ning Shan a huge distance east of the Horn of Africa in the late morning.
Weapons were used in the attack on the 2005-built supramax by as many as 10 pirates in two skiffs.
