--- title: Panama-flagged AEGEAN II Boarded 180 nm SW off Socotra description: "Reporting indicates that the Panama Flagged Chemical Tanker AEGEAN II has been attacked by \"Somali pirates\" 180nm SW Socotra" image: https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hubfs/Somali%20Incident-1.jpg --- # Panama-flagged AEGEAN II Boarded 180 nm SW off Socotra By: [ Dryad Global ](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/author/dryad-global) on August 20, 2020 at 4:57 PM [Incident](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/incident) [Indian Ocean](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/indian-ocean) [Maritime Piracy](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/maritime-piracy) [Security](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/security) [Somalia](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/somalia) - [**](https://twitter.com/GlobalDryad) - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dryad-global/) - [**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSIjPkeq7iDcsj4r9TF9mg?sub_confirmation=1) ![Featured Image](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hubfs/Somali%20Incident-1.jpg) Reporting indicates that the Panama Flagged Chemical Tanker AEGEAN II has been attacked by unknown armed men (with links to local militias), 180 nm SW Socotra, in what appears to be an attempted armed robbery. 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