"An 11-member pirate group seized the Fahad-4 in late April about 10 nautical miles (19km) off the coastal town of Dhinowda in northeastern Somalia. After taking control of the dhow, the pirates sailed Somali waters using the hijacked ship as a mothership to attempt to attack other ships."
"The pirates were then forced to abandon the boat on May 4 as their supplies were running short and they weren't able to attack other ships because of a heightened alert by ships sailing through Somali waters in recent weeks."
"According to the Joint Maritime Information Centre (JMIC), a multinational body monitoring maritime security in the Indian Ocean, piracy threats have recently been raised to severe following a string of attacks targeting commercial shipping routes."
An 11-member pirate group seized the Fahad-4, an Emirati dhow carrying lemons, in late April approximately 10 nautical miles off the Somali coast near Dhinowda. The pirates sailed from the Garacad port area and used the hijacked vessel as a mothership to attempt attacks on other ships in Somali waters. However, they abandoned the dhow on May 4 due to dwindling supplies and heightened maritime alert measures that prevented successful attacks on other vessels. This incident reflects renewed piracy concerns in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean region, with maritime security authorities reporting severe piracy threats following multiple recent hijackings of commercial vessels.
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