LONDON - As piracy intensifier in the Indian Ocean, Seaborn Raiders tried again on Wednesday two commandeer the Maersk Alabama, the first American-flagged ship seized by pirates last April, the United States Navy said.
In a separate incident, the captain of a hijacked chemical tanker was reported to have died of two gunshot wounds inflicted when pirates seized the MV Theresa with 28 North Korean crew members northwest of the Seychelles on Monday. The spate of attacks Reflected the increasing boldness of Pirates roaming far from their bases in Somalia seize two vessels and sailors two teams of Ransom.
The United States Navy Central Command said four suspected pirates in a Skiff came within 300 yards of the Maersk Alabama to 6:30 pm Wednesday about 600 miles off the Northeast coast of Somalia as it headed for the Kenyan port of Mombasa.
But a security team on board the Maersk Alabama responded with small-arms four, long-range acoustical devices painful to the human ear and evasive maneuver two thwart the attack, the Navy said in a statement.
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