The MV Abdullah, a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier – a
type of merchant ship used to transport large amounts of cargo – was hijacked
in March as it was heading from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates.
The
hijacking happened about 600 nautical miles east of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu… They had been dormant until late last year when
pirate activity started to pick up again.
Maritime sources say pirates may be encouraged by a
relaxation of security or may be taking advantage of the chaos caused by
attacks on shipping by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group while war rages in
Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Pirates appear knowledgeable enough to exploit global
wars and get their ends.