Italian frigate prevents pirate attack on Maltese flagged ship

An Italian frigate came to the assistance of a Maltese flagged vessel which was under attack by pirates off Somalia this afternoon. The Maestrale intervened to assist the Maltese-flagged Michael S, owned JME Navigation based in Greece. No further...

An Italian frigate came to the assistance of a Maltese flagged vessel which was under attack by pirates off Somalia this afternoon.

The Maestrale intervened to assist the Maltese-flagged Michael S, owned JME Navigation based in Greece.

No further details were immediately available.

Earlier, the frigate scrambled its helicopter when an Italian-owned gas tanker, the Neverland, was also threatened by pirates. They retreated when the helicopter appeared.

The pirates are working the last days of favourable weather conditions, in between monsoon seasons that make approaching and boarding large high-sided ships more difficult.

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