No information on the condition of the crew
Late on the morning of 16 July, it was reported by the owners that the MVJUBBA XX, a laden tanker, had been pirated in the northern Indian Ocean, on her regular route from the United Arab Emirates to the port of Berbera, Somalia.
On the morning of 17 July, the vessel was located by aMaritime Patrol aircraft 100 nautical miles north-west of Socotra Island, heading to the northern Somali coast. Little information is available at present but it is reported that9 suspected Somali pirates are on board MV JUBBA XX.
The MVJUBBA XX is aUAE owned and flagged oiltanker, deadweight of 4831 tonnes, witha crew of 16 (1 Sri Lankan, 5 Indian, 3 Bangladesh, 1 Sudanese, 1 Myanmar, 1 Kenyan and 4 Somali). There is no information on the condition of the crew and the vessel was not registered withMSCHOA at the time of the pirating. EUNAVFOR continues to monitor the situation.
Source: EU NAVFOR
