Two more cargo ships were hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean yesterday.

The EU Naval Force (EU Navfor), which patrols the Indian Ocean, said the 35,000dwt Malta-flagged Frigia, which had a crew of 19 Turkish and two Ukrainian sailors, was sailing from Port Said to Kaousichang, Thailand.

The hijacking took place 1,850km east of the northern coast of Somalia, 720km outside EU Navfor’s operational area.

EU Navfor said the 11,000dwt Bermuda-flagged Talca, with a crew of 23 Sri Lankans, a Filipino and a Syrian, was captured 220km off the coast of Oman and was heading from Sokhna in Egypt to Busheir in Iran. (source IFW)

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