Pirates hold Chinese vessel, 18 crew in Somalia waters
Armed Somali pirates in Hobyo, northeastern Somalia, on January 4, 2010. Pirates caused havoc in the waters off Somalia's coastline between 2008 and 2018, and were dormant until late last year when it started to pick up again.
The European Union's anti-piracy naval force has confirmed a Chinese fishing vessel with 18 crew members has been seized by suspected pirates in Somalia's Puntland region.
The incident, which has been classified as “armed robbery at sea”, marks a resurgence of pirate activity in the area, which had been dormant since 2018.
