Saudi Frigate Provides Protection For Turkish Ship

A Saudi Arabian ship provided protection on Monday for a commercial Turkish ship after receiving a distress call from the Turkish ship. According to Saudi Arabian state news agency SPA, the King Ship "Al-Riyadh", located in the Gulf of Aden as a participant in the international force to combat piracy, provided protection today for a commercial Turkish ship after receiving a distress call from the ship early this morning after three small boats tried to hijack it in the international waters near the Gulf of Aden. SPA said the pirates ran away from the area upon the arrival of the ship Al-Riyadh where the Turkish ship was escorted up to the end of the danger zone.Al-Riyadh (812)