Interior minister Matteo Salvini claimed the ship a 846-ton tanker named.

Merchant ship hijacked. Migrants have hijacked a merchant vessel that rescued them off Libyas coast ordering the crew to head towards Malta reports say. A merchant ship has been hijacked by migrants after it rescued them in the Mediterranean according to reports in Italy. 280 mi southeast of Eyl Somalia.

The continuation of hijacking caused many ship owners to further harden their ships by hiring armed guards. This practice was also fueled by an economic incentive since ship owners would receive a discount on insurance. Somali pirates hijacking fewer merchant ships This article is more than 8 years old Robust action by international navies and hiring of armed security guards drive piracy to three-year low.

More than 100 migrants aboard the cargo ship are said to. A merchant ship has reportedly been hijacked off the northeast coast of Somalia marking the first successful hijacking by Somali pirates since 2017. The issue of piracy against merchant vessels poses a significant threat to world shipping.

ROME Reuters - Migrants have hijacked a merchant ship which rescued them off the coast of Libya and it is now heading towards Malta Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Maltese. The merchant vessel believed to have been hijacked by pirates some 72 nautical miles off the coast of Cotonou Benin could be the 1991-built reefer ship MV Saronic Breeze. 237 of these attacks and 28 of these hijackings occurred in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia and in the wider Indian ocean.

A Panama-flag merchant ship that was hijacked with 22 Indian crew members on board was released on Tuesday. In 2011 there were 439 pirate attacks and 45 merchant vessels hijacked worldwide. The Maersk Alabama hijacking led to a series of maritime events that began on 8 April 2009 when four pirates in the Indian Ocean seized the cargo ship Maersk Alabama at a distance of 240 nautical miles 440 km.

A merchant ship that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued off the Libya coast has arrived at a port in Malta Maltese officials told ABC News Thursday morning. A merchant ship has been hijacked by refugees and migrants that it had rescued off the coast of Libya and is now heading towards Malta the Italian deputy prime. Non-lethal defence for merchant ships.