It has been reported that a vessel was approached by one skiff whilst underway approximately 33nm northeast of Point Alpha, IRTC. The skiff approached to within 0.8nm of the vessel, this is when the onboard Armed Security Team displayed their weapons. The skiff altered course and continued on a parallel course 1nm from the vessel for 50 minutes before changing course to the south and heading towards Somalia. The vessel and crew are classed as safe.
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