“This incident shows the pirates are becoming more daring and violent,” Mwangura told Reuters by phone.
NATO alliance officials on board the Portuguese warship NRB Corte-Real, which is patrolling the Gulf of Aden, said a distress call came from the MV Buccaneer tugboat but communications were lost six minutes later.
Advertisement
They said 10 of the tugboat’s crew were Italian citizens.
Join the conversation as a VIP Member