Gulf of Aden
Friday, May 15th, 2009
13.05.2009: 1307 UTC: Posn: 13:17N – 049:12E. Gulf of Aden. [wp_geo_map]
Two boats with five pirates in each boat chased and fired upon a bulk carrier with automatic rifles and RPG. An orange and white coloured mother vessel was noticed around 3 nm astern of the vessel. Master carried out evasive manoeuvres, increased speed and contacted coalition warship. A helicopter arrived at the location and the pirates aborted the attempt. Read More