The US Navy Liaison Office (MARLO) in Bahrainhas issued an alert reporting an attack by two skiffs on a merchant vessel inthe area.

Theyare reported to have each had 2-3 men onboard, some wearing masks. Ladders weresighted and the skiffs are said to have paralleled the vessel’s course andspeed.

Mediareports from Bangladesh suggest the ship involved may have been the 27,586-dwt bulkerCrystal Gold (built 1986).

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