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Early in the morming, the Basque tuna seiner ''Artza'' from Bermeo (Basque Country) was attacked by pirates in Indian Ocean, at around 250 miles off Somali coast, according to deia.com.

The Basque tuna seiner noticed the presence of three small motorboats with pirates onboard, though finally the tuna boat managed to escape.

''Artza'' is one of the eight Basque tuna seiners under the flag of the Seychelles, have private security onboard. One of these ships is ''Demiku'', which belongs to the company Echebastar, which also owns the ''Alakrana'' the tuna boat from Bermeo that was hijacked recently by pirates.