Somalia's pirates seized the Antigua/Barbuda-flagged Germany-owned MV EMS RIVER yesterday morning approximately 175 nautical miles North East of the port of Salalah, Oman, EUNAVFOR press release said.
The 5,200-ton general cargo ship laden with Petroleum Coke was pirated when she was bound for San Nicolas, Greece from Jebel Ali in the UAE. The vessel had a crew of 8 on board when attacked (1 Romanian, 7 Philipinos). The pirated vessel MT MOTIVATOR was in the vicinity of EMS RIVER throughout the attack, which further enforces the current pirate modus operandi of the use of motherships, EU NAVFOR said.
There are now 26 vessels and 609 hostages being held by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
The 5,200-ton general cargo ship laden with Petroleum Coke was pirated when she was bound for San Nicolas, Greece from Jebel Ali in the UAE. The vessel had a crew of 8 on board when attacked (1 Romanian, 7 Philipinos). The pirated vessel MT MOTIVATOR was in the vicinity of EMS RIVER throughout the attack, which further enforces the current pirate modus operandi of the use of motherships, EU NAVFOR said.
There are now 26 vessels and 609 hostages being held by pirates off the coast of Somalia.