Sri Lankan fishing trawler reportedly hijacked by Somali pirates

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Dikkowita, Jan 27 (Daily Mirror) - Somali pirates have reportedly hijacked a Sri Lankan multi-day fishing trawler with six fishermen aboard in the Arabian Sea.

The trawler 'Lorenzo Putha 04' reportedly departed from the Dikkowita Fisheries Harbour on January 12.

The abduction had occurred approximately 1,160 nautical miles away from the Sri Lankan coast.

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