There are fears that a Danish ship and its crew could fall victim to pirates off the coast of Oman on Wednesday.
A Bourbon-owned offshore supply vessel also came under attack in the same region but is understood to now be safe.
The situation involving the 1,780-dwt Leopard (built 1989) east of the Gulf of Aden is, however, described by knowledgable sources as ongoing.
Pirates in two skiffs are said to have chased the Denmark-flagged general cargoship east of the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) some time on Wednesday.
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