About 20 Armed People Board Cargo Ship off Somalia, Security Firm Says

FILE - Maritime police patrol in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, Nov. 26, 2023. About 600 nautical miles east of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, a group of armed people reportedly boarded a bulk carrier on March 12, 2024, and took control of it.

About 20 armed people boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a maritime security firm said on Tuesday.