Vigilance urged in Red Sea
Calls for vigilance after a false alarm.
Merchant fleet remain on Red Sea alert despite piracy false alarm
By Kent Gray from Dubai
Ships transiting the Red Sea have been cautioned to remain vigilant despite a reported piracy attack north of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait recently turning out to be false alarm.
A cable laying vessel reported being fired upon by 16 assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and AK47 assault rifles west of Yemen’s Jazirat al Hanish al Kabir islands on July 22.
Armed security on board the merchant vessel returned warning shots and a nearby warship reportedly acknowledged the master’s distress call, scrambling media to report a piracy scare.
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Source: seatrade-maritime.com
