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20
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10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Somali pirates have seized an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 23 people, the Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean said, warning that the ship was approaching a commercial shipping lane and could become a floating base for further attacks.
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ship → seize → attacks
The Azini was hijacked on Thursday (October 29, 2026) between the coastal towns of Bandar Bayla and Hafun in northeastern Somalia, a maritime security officer with the Puntland Maritime Police Force said on Sunday (November 1, 2026).
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officer → hijack → Sunday
The officer told The Associated Press that 12 pirates seized the vessel, which was carrying 21 Iranian crew members and two Somali security guards.
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which → tell → members
He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorised to speak with the media.
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he → speak → media
The crew's safety was unknown, the centre said in an alert dated on Saturday (October 31, 2026).
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centre → say → Saturday
In an updated warning, it said that pirates could use the vessel as a “mother ship” to support attacks on commercial vessels.
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pirates → update → vessels
The European Union's naval Operation Atalanta was investigating.
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Atalanta → investigate → ?
The centre urged ships in the area to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity.
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centre → urge → activity
The seizure follows a resurgence of Somali piracy across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean.
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seizure → follow → Aden
By August, pirates had hijacked six commercial vessels since April, with some attacks taking place far from Somalia's coastline.
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attacks → hijack → coastline
The captures included the oil products tanker Sibu 1, seized about 136 nautical miles (252 kilometres) east of al-Mukalla, Yemen.
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captures → include → Mukalla
In September, Puntland authorities said pirates killed five crew members of the tanker MT Honour 25 before security forces recovered the vessel.
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forces → say → vessel
The tanker had been held since April.
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tanker → hold → April
Authorities said that 16 suspected pirates were detained.
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pirates → say → ?
The renewed piracy adds another danger for shipping in a region already disrupted by the Iran war.
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piracy → renew → war
Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and threats by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels against Saudi-linked shipping through Bab el-Mandeb have complicated routes used to move oil to world markets.
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Attacks → back → markets
Those disruptions have lengthened voyages and driven up tanker costs.
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disruptions → lengthen → costs
The AP reported in September that some oil shipments diverted around Africa faced journeys up to a month longer, while daily spot charter rates for tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz had reached $1 million.
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rates → report → million
International naval patrols and improved maritime security sharply reduced Somali piracy over the past decade.
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patrols → improve → decade
The latest seizures have renewed concerns about the threat to vessels off the country's long coastline.
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seizures → renew → coastline
The Aporia
