Owners have been told they run the risk of hijacking if they are tempted to take the short cut to the Gulf of Aden by sailing between Socotra and the Horn of Africa, too close to the Somali coast.
The warning comes following the capture of the 1,800-dwt tanker Aris 13 (built 1991) in the region’s first successful hijacking since the 157,000-dwt tanker Smyrni (built 2011) was taken in 2012.
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