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Marzooqah was not hijacked but arrested

The "Marzooqah" wasn’t hijacked by Somalia pirates in Red Sea, instead the vessel was boarded by Eritrean forces under unknown circumstances in the Red Sea while the vessel that was in their territorial waters.

The crew initially reported as a pirate attack.

It was not immediately clear why the forces boarded the ship and why it was not possible to contact authorities in Eritrea.

Lieutenant Commander Jacqueline Sherriff, spokeswoman for the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) said the vessel was thought by them now to in the hands of the Eritrean forces.

The reason for the vessel's arrest was not yet clear.

(1 hour ago, by Timsen )

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