EU naval force secures tanker after pirate attack off coast of Somalia

Source: Aljazeera, 2025-11-07, Operation Atalanta says it will take ‘appropriate action’ to help the Malta-flagged tanker Hellas Aphrodite.

Fishermen stand on a beach at dusk, near a boat. — Fishermen stand on a beach in the former pirate village of Eyl, in Somalia’s semiautonomous northeastern state of Puntland, on March 6, 2017 [File: Ben Curtis/AP]

By News Agencies

Published On 7 Nov 20257 Nov 2025

A European Union anti-piracy force has reached the Maltese-flagged merchant tanker Hellas Aphrodite, which pirates had boarded off Somalia on Thursday, the EU naval mission Operation Atalanta said.

The entire crew of 24 people was safe and no injuries have been reported, Operation Atalanta said in a statement on Friday.