Six pirate gangs operating in Gulf of Aden

Marcus Hand, Singapore - Wednesday 27 August 2008

ATTEMPTED pirate attacks on shipping in the Gulf of Aden are continuing with at least six gangs active according to the International Maritime Bureau.

Last week in the space of 48 hours four vessels were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden by separate pirate gangs as the situation in the shipping lane bordering the failed state of Somalia spirals out o...