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23 February 2018 – SUSPICIOUS APPROACH Approximately 160 nm from Somalia

While sailing enroute to Cape Town, South Africa, the ship was approached by a suspiscious boat with three perpetrators on board. The perpetrators fired upon the ship. The master activated the security alert button and instructed the crew to muster at the citadel. The master altered the ship’s course and increased speed to avoid the boat. The perpetrators escaped and aborted the attack.

Source : ReCAAP