The lemon-laden Fahad-4, hijacked in late April, was used as a mothership to attack other ships.
An Emirati dhow hijacked by Somali pirates last month has been abandoned in the Arabian Sea after the gang failed to use the vessel to attack other ships, security officials in Somalia’s Puntland region told the AFP news agency.
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.
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There was no immediate information on the fate of the crew of the lemon-laden dhow, and Somali authorities have yet to publicly comment on the status of the vessel.
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