The crew of the Greek-flagged tanker Aegea fended off a group of pirates who assaulted the merchant ship in the Indian Ocean, RIA Novosti reports. None of the crew members was injured.
According to the Greece Coast Guard, the 239-m long tanker was unloaded en route from the Suez Canal to India when attacked 300 miles off the coast of Oman. The tanker was assaulted twice by 8 pirates from a 30-m fishing boat. The attackers opened assault rifles fire and fired three RGP shots. The Greek ship successfully escaped using maneuvers and other measures.
The tanker has a mixed crew of 27, 12 Filipinos, 10 Greeks, a Romania and Ukraine nationals, and 3 Britons of the ship security.
The shipowner has reported the incident to the Greek authorities and the EUNAVFOR’s mission.
According to the Greece Coast Guard, the 239-m long tanker was unloaded en route from the Suez Canal to India when attacked 300 miles off the coast of Oman. The tanker was assaulted twice by 8 pirates from a 30-m fishing boat. The attackers opened assault rifles fire and fired three RGP shots. The Greek ship successfully escaped using maneuvers and other measures.
The tanker has a mixed crew of 27, 12 Filipinos, 10 Greeks, a Romania and Ukraine nationals, and 3 Britons of the ship security.
The shipowner has reported the incident to the Greek authorities and the EUNAVFOR’s mission.