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The vessel used to hijack a UK-owned car-transporting ship, was abandoned 1,000 miles (1,600kms) north of the Seychelles and then later boarded by the EU's naval force.

According to the EU Navfor protection force in a statement: "The Shahbaig was boarded by crew from FS Surcouf and found all crew members to be in good health except for one member whose leg was broken."

Recently, it is seen that the so-called "mother ships", or larger vessels, are often used by the pirates to tow and launch their smaller speedboats, and to resupply them. But this is recorded to be the first known instances of one vessel being hijacked and then used to hijack another.

The Asian Glory for which the Shahbaig was seized was the most valuable ship, carrying 2,300 vehicles. It was en route from Singapore to Saudi Arabia with a crew of 25 - 10 Ukrainians, eight Bulgarians, five Indians and two Romanians. It was seized 620 miles (1,000km) off Somalia's coast.

The recurring happenings tend to raise the already existing peril in Somalia waters.

Source: BBC