NATO’s Shipping Centre told Dow Jones Newswires that the attack was likely carried out by Somali pirates.
At 0330Z, the Office of US Naval Intelligence reported a vessel has been hijacked approximately 467 nm SW from Cape Comorin, India. In a tweet this morning, Somalia Report identified this vessel as the MV EGLANTINE, an Iranian-owned bulk carrier with 23 crew members on board.
The Eglantine, previously named the Bluebell and the Iran Gilan, is owned by Darya Hafiz Shipping and is a 63k DWT Bolivian-flagged bulk carrier.