So, this may just be a publicity score for the Somali pirates? Marmema and I were talking about those two Seals who didn’t do drugs dying on that ship in Seychelles two weeks ago of heroin overdoses. You supposed they intercepted this plot and were investigating it?
Maybe their destination was the Seychelles. Would knock off over 500 miles vs Mogadishu and be over lonelier water. But then, they'd have to deal with the Seychellians. The Seychelles are apparently a tourist trap. Piracy would be bad for that. Of course, either route passes within radar range of Diego Garcia, where the Great Satan maintains a base.
As far as the SEALS go, who knows? This might be another gig for them.