索马里海盗袭击了一艘悬挂马耳他国旗的油轮,在区域不稳定的情况下,海盗活动有可能不断升级。 Somali pirates attacked a Malta-flagged tanker, escalating piracy risks amid regional instability.

索马里海盗袭击了索马里沿海悬挂马耳他国旗的油轮Hellas Aphrodite,发射武器并试图登船,迫使24名船员在船上城堡避难。 Somali pirates attacked the Malta-flagged tanker Hellas Aphrodite off Somalia’s coast, firing weapons and attempting to board, prompting the 24 crew members to take shelter in the ship’s citadel. 该船从印度前往南非,没有武装安保小组。 The vessel, traveling from India to South Africa, had no armed security team. 这次袭击是最近与区域不稳定有关的海盗行为激增的一部分,其中包括以色列-哈马斯冲突期间在红海的胡塞活动。 The assault is part of a recent surge in piracy linked to regional instability, including Houthi activity in the Red Sea amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. 欧盟的 " 阿塔兰特行动 " 警告说风险会增加,近日来也发生了类似的袭击。 The EU’s Operation Atalanta had warned of heightened risk, and similar attacks occurred in recent days. 海盗活动在2011年达到高峰后有所减少,但又再次上升,2024年报告了7起事件,2025年扣押了多艘渔船。 Piracy, which declined after peaking in 2011, has risen again, with seven incidents reported in 2024 and multiple fishing vessels seized in 2025.