Commercial shipping in the western Indian Ocean has been warned of a potential new piracy threat after armed attackers seized an Iranian fishing vessel off Somalia and moved it towards a busy maritime traffic lane. The Azini was hijacked on Thursday, October 29, off the northeastern Somali coast, with 21 Iranian crewmembers and two Somali …

Sea area: Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea
Country: Somalia
Category: Piracy & armed robbery
Source: Splash247 · 2 Nov 2026