{"id":88768,"date":"2023-12-15T12:28:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T12:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=88768"},"modified":"2023-12-15T12:28:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T12:28:37","slug":"commercial-ship-hijacked-by-pirates-and-heading-towards-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/commercial-ship-hijacked-by-pirates-and-heading-towards-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial ship &apos;hijacked by pirates&apos; and heading towards Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Commercial ship &#8216;is hijacked by pirates&#8217; and heading towards Somalia: Crew &#8216;no longer in control&#8217; as Spanish warship heads to intercept<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>This is a breaking news story, more to follow\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A commercial ship has been hijacked and is currently heading towards by Somalia, the UK&#8217;s\u00a0Marine Trade Operations said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The nautical agency said the crew of the European Naval Force Operation Atalanta flagship Victoria, a Spanish vessel, no longer has control of the vessel, though they are all safe at the moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ship is currently around 680 nautical miles east of Bosaso, Somalia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spanish warships have been scrambled to investigate the hijacking, the EU&#8217;s counter Somali Piracy Force said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Based on first information available on MV Ruen, the EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA flagship Spanish Ship Victoria is proceeding fast towards the alleged pirate-hijacked vessel to gain more awareness and evaluate following actions,&#8217; the EU&#8217;s force said in a statement to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that it was coordinating with the broader international naval Combined Maritime Force.<\/p>\n<p>Operation Atalanta is the EU&#8217;s ongoing counter-piracy military operation off the Horn of Africa that aims to protect Somalia-bound commercial ships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It also protects vessels of the World Food Programme and the African Union&#8217;s peacekeeping mission in Somalia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Atalanta was the very first naval operation launched by the EU, which claims it has arrested 171 pirates as a result of the military operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More to follow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12868181\/Commercial-ship-hijacked-pirates-heading-Somalia-Crew-no-longer-control-Spanish-warship-heads-intercept.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commercial ship &#8216;is hijacked by pirates&#8217; 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