The incident occurred in the Indian Ocean off the Yemeni coast near the entrance to the Red Sea.
2 January 11 12:38, Globes' correspondent
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“IDF Radio" (Galei Zahal) reports that Somali pirates this morning failed to seize a Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. ship en route from India to Israel. The incident occurred in the Indian Ocean off the Yemeni coast near the entrance to the Red Sea.
The ship's captain spotted the pirate ship and ordered an increase in speed, and outran the attackers.
The ship is carrying a cargo of electronic equipment and building materials. There were no casualties in the incident, and the ship is continuing on its way.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on January 2, 2011