It happened that Somali pirates seize three Thai fishing vessels. The three vessels, carrying a total of 77 crew members, were hijacked on Sunday. The attack took place far outside the area in which the EU force operated, about 1,200 nautical miles (2,222km) from the Somali coast. Pirates have seized dozens of ships in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden because he said to be taking the fishing boats back to Somalia.
"It's the furthest east that any attack and any hijacking has taken place, certainly since Eunavfor arrived in the area in December 2008," spokesman Cmdr John Harbour said.