There have been five attempted hijackings this last week in the Indian Ocean, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). In total, Somali pirates have made 117 attempts to hijack ships this year, succeeding in 20 cases. In the process they have taken 338 hostages, the IMB reports.The most recent hijacking too place on April 21 when the bulk carrier MV Rosalia d’Amato was captured by pirates roughly 350 nautical miles south east of Salalah, Oman. The 74,500 tonne Italian flagged and owned vessel was on its way to Bandar Imam Khomeini (Iran) from Paranagua (Brazil) when it was attacked by a single skiff, The European Union Naval Force reports. Coalition warships had communications with the vessel and were told: ‘pirates onboard stay away’. The MV Rosalia d’Amato has a crew of 21, comprising six Italians and 15 Filipinos.
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