News / Threat to ships expands into Arabian Sea with bid to hijack tanker

Lila Norfol. Photo: VesselFinder

The attempted hijack of a Liberia-flagged cargo ship in the Arabian Sea yesterday has raised navigational safety concerns already confronting the container shipping industry around Red Sea/Suez Canal routings.

According to reports, the attempt to take over the Lila Norfol, a bulk carrier with some 15 Indian crew on board, off the Somalia coast was unsuccessful.

“Responding swiftly to the developing situation, the Indian Navy launched a maritime patrol aircraft and diverted the frigate INS Chennai, deployed for ...