Bulk carrier boarded by pirates in Gulf of Aden off Yemen

Authorities have reported the hijacking of a cargo ship by suspected pirates off the coast of Yemen on Thursday, September 10.

The vessel, which has been identified by UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) as the Greek-owned, Saint Vincent and Grenadines-flagged bulk carrier Glamor, was approached and then boarded by perpetrators on a skiff while some 38 nautical miles in the Gulf of Aden southwest of the town of Balhaf.

UKMTO said the ship's crew then mustered in the citadel, and the unauthorised personnel boarded the vessel but were unsuccessful in seizing control.

The crew later confirmed that the unauthorised personnel have disembarked, and the vessel has resumed normal transit.