EU’s Counter-Piracy Naval Force, Operation Atalanta, rescued ship M/V Basilisk and its 17 crew members from pirates around 380 nm from Mogadishu, Somalia.
The Liberian-flagged vessel was targeted on May 23 while crossing the Indian Ocean.
M/V Basilisk was attacked by pirates on 2 small crafts, per the UKMTO reports.
Forces of Atalanta reached the site on Thursday night to tackle the situation.
After boarding the Basilisk from a helicopter, they found a crew...