2024-03-23 05:11:29
A European Union naval force warship has been deployed near the Bangladesh-flagged merchant ship MV Abdullah, which was held hostage by the country’s pirates off the coast of Somalia. This information was published on the X handle (formerly Twitter) of the EU Naval Force at 12:20 p.m. yesterday.
Three stills and a video of the EU Naval Force’s deployment of warships to X-Handle have also been released. It can be seen that the warship deployed by the EU Naval Force Operation Atlanta is located a few nautical miles away from the hostage ship in Bangladesh. A helicopter from the warship was also seen flying over the hostage Bangladeshi ship.
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In one photo, two members of the EU Naval Force look on from the warship towards the MV Abdullah ship.
On March 12, the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah with 23 sailors was taken hostage by Somali pirates. According to the latest location, the ship is currently anchored one and a half nautical miles off the coast of Gadvajiran, Somalia.
Commandos of Operation Atlanta keep an eye on MV Abdullah from warships. Image: Taken from EU Naval Force X Post
The European Union naval warship was deployed near the MV Abdullah a day after the hijackers made first contact with the owner of the hijacked vessel. After that, the owners started negotiating with the pirates to free the ship and the sailors.
According to the report released on Thursday by the EU Naval Force, pirates have hijacked and attempted to hijack 25 vessels since November 24. Most of these are small boats. There are three commercial ships. But the last Bangladeshi ship is now held hostage by Somali pirates.
Read: Pirates hold Bangladesh ship, 23 sailors hostage