ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt kˌeɪdˈiː mˈæhɐwˌæŋsə wʌz sˈɛnt tə ðə ɡˈʌlf ʌv ˈeɪdən ˈæftɚ ðə hˈaɪdʒækɪŋ ʌv tˈuː mˈɪsk ˈɔɪl tˈæŋkɚz baɪ səmˈɑːli pˈaɪɹəts.
In September 2008 KD Mahawangsa was sent to the Gulf of Aden after the hijacking of two MISC oil tankers by Somali pirates.