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Armed guards repelled pirate attack
One of several pirate action groups on the prowl in recent days in the Gulf of Aden has abandoned their efforts on May 4, 2026. The group was running low on supplies aboard the seized dhow 'Fahar 4', while the warnings from MSCIO and Atalanta have increased the security posture across the region. An 11-member pirate action group had set out from the Garacad region in Somalia in late April. They found the Emirati dhow, which was laden with a cargo of lemons, seized the vessel and made it their mothership to begin the prowl for a lucrative merchant ship targets. The 'Fahad 4' was almost certain the vessel used to approach the 'Minerva Pisces' , whichl was enroute, likely fully laden, from Saudi Arabia to Kenya, on April 28. The mothership crossed the bow of the tanker, coming within about 1.2 nautical miles. A skiff was then spotted approaching and came within 400 meters of the tanker. The 'Minerva Pisces' increased speed and executed evasive maneuvers while its embarked security personnel displayed weapons. The skiff withdrew when it saw the armed guards. The tanker arrived in Mombasa without further incidents. At least three other merchant ships have been seized and remained in the hands of the pirates., the tanker 'Eureka', captured on May 2 at the anchorage off Qana Port, Shabwa,. The mission Atalanta was tracking the tanker and reported was underway toward the Somali coast. In April, pirates seized the tanker 'Honour 25#, and days later, another group took control of the cargo m/v 'Sward'. Both ships remained under the control of pirates off the coast of Somalia. The current surge in pirate activity could, in part, be due to the jump in oil prices, making tankers more lucrative targets The renewed activity, which started in late 2023, may also have been due to the diverting of resources to address the strikes coming from the Houthis in Yemen.
Aframax may have been involved in hit and run accident
The "Minerva Pisces" was reported as having been supposedly involved in a hit and run accident in the East China Sea on Jan 14, 2016, around midnight 50 miles northeast of Miaozihu island, in which the fishing boat "Zhe Pu Yu 42234" suffered breached below the waterline and started getting water ingress, causing it to sink 50 nautical miles off Miaozihu Island. A search and rescue operation for the missing crew of five was under way and vessels in vicinity were warned to be cautious The tanker was en route from Bahrain to Daesan-Seosan. The Korean authorities warned the master that he may be arrested in China. The ship sailed from Daesan on Jan 16 to Yokkaichi, ETA Jan 19.
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