Type of vessel : Chemical tanker
Location Detail : Around 425 Nm east of Socotra Island, Yemen.
Type of Attack : Attempted
Narrations : On 09.04.2012 / 0900 UTC, Posn 12 13.1 N, 061 49.9 E, Around 400 NM east of Socotra, Yemen.
Duty Lookout onboard a chemical tanker underway noticed a mother vessel lowering a skiff. the skiff with six pirates armed with RPG and automatic weapons approached the vessel at high speed. Alarm sounded and non essential crew retreated into the citadel. Onboard armed security teams fired warning shots at the approaching skiff at a distance of 500 mtrs. The skiff was observed to stop and return to the mother vessel. Crew and vessel safe.
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