22.02.2012:
1130 UTC: Posn: 13:30N – 050:22E, Gulf of Aden.
22.02.2012:
1130 UTC: Posn: 13:30N – 050:22E, Gulf of Aden.
A tanker underway sighted a skiff at 1.6nm approaching at around 20knots. A suspicious dhow was sighted in the vicinity. Master sent distress to navies and informed UKMTO. As the skiff approached weapons were sighted and the onboard armed security team fired a warning shot. Following this the pirates immediately fired upon the tanker with AK-47. There was an exchange of fire between the armed team and the priates with around 50 – 60 rounds being fired by the pirates before aborting and moving away. A naval helicopter was dispatched.
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