Pirates attacked a Malta-flagged Kuwait-bound merchant ship MV Saveh 300 km off Seychelles, press office of Navfor Somalia EU Atalanta operation said. The attack was continuing for almost two hours. Pirates were shooting at the ship trying to stop it. The ship master managed to maneuver and escaped the seizure. No one was reportedly injured. Recently a pirate was shot dead, and others detained by Navfor in an attack on MV Almezaan vessel. MV Frigia and MV Talca ships were hijacked by the pirates.