Pirates boarded an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia yesterday, in what is believed to be the first hijacking in the region in five years.
Over two dozen men attacked the 1,800-dwt Aris 13 (built 1991) on Monday afternoon off the country’s northern coast, Bloomberg reports.
About eight crew were on the Sri Lankan-flagged ship, owned by United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Flair Shipping.
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