Somali pirates seized control of an oil-laden Russian tanker in the Gulf of Aden early Wednesday, the European Union's anti-piracy mission said.
The 106,000 metric ton Moscow University was "hijacked approximately 350 nautical miles east of Socatra," the Yemeni island off the Somali coast, as it made its way out of the Gulf bound for China, EUNAVFOR said.
Somali pirates seized control of an oil-laden Russian tanker in the
Gulf
of Aden
early Wednesday, the European Union's anti-piracy mission said.
The 106,000 metric ton
Moscow
University
was
"hijacked approximately 350 nautical miles east of Socatra," the
Yemeni island off the Somali coast, as it made its way out of the Gulf bound
for
China
,
EUNAVFOR said.
The ship's Russian operator Novoship said in a statement that the tanker had
been on its way to
China
from
the
Red Sea
with 86,000 tons of crude oil.
"According to the latest information received from the master none of the
23 seafarers on board have been hurt, the vessel and the cargo sustained no
damage," Novoship said, adding that communications with the vessel had
been cut at 0450 GMT.
Rear Admiral Jan Thornqvist, commander of a Swedish warship taking part in the
anti-piracy mission, said the vessel "was attacked by just one
skiff".
Thornqvist told journalists during a stopover in the Kenyan
port
of
Mombasa
that
the crew had been locked into a cabin on board the ship as the pirates took
control.
In
Moscow
, the
RIA Novosti news agency said the tanker was attacked at around 0400 GMT and the
captain managed to inform naval forces in the region before communication was
cut off.
The Russian destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov was alerted and is heading to the
scene, the agency said.
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