Piracy is seeing a resurgence, one of its first victims being the Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier MV Abdullah.

Nine days after the hijacking of Bangladeshi bulk career MV Abdullah, pirates yesterday made first contact with the ship’s owning firm KSRM Group through a third party.

Ship's owners say they were contacted through a third party

Somali police and international navies were preparing today to raid a Bangladeshi-flagged commercial ship that was hijacked by pirates last week, the Puntland region's police force said.

Says a crew member of the hijacked ship in a voice message sent to his brother

The pirates who hijacked a Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday are yet to make any contact with the government, Rear Admiral (Retd) Khurshed Alam, secretary of Maritime Affairs Unit, said today

Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers' Association received an image of the ship's latest position

All crew members on board; pirates have taken control of vessel, says company that owns the ship