There are fears that a bulk carrier may have become the latest victim of pirates operating far off the coast of Somalia.



The attack on the unidentified vessel, which is currently ongoing, came on the same day an Italian ro-ro evaded capture in the Somali Basin.



The International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre on Thursday issued a hasty warning to ships in transit off Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania to be on the alert after the latest attacks.

“Another bulk carrier is now presently under attack by pirates and some pirates may have boarded the vessel at position 04:09 S 052:35 E,” the report read.



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