Pirate activity resumes
Currently, pirates released the 'Savina Caylyn' and hijacked the 'Enrico Ievoli' Following a few weeks of inactivity, Somali pirates have hijacked a Marnavi-controlled chemical tanker with 18 crew on board.According to Marnavi, the 'Enrico Ievoli' was hijacked less than 40 miles off the coast of Oman, about 215 miles east by northeast of Salalah.There were six Italians, five Ukrainians and seven Indians on board when the ship came under attack in the early hours of 27th December.The ship was carrying a cargo of 15,750 tonnes of caustic soda to the Mediterranean from Fujairah.Marnavi said that the company had notified Italian authorities and was waiting for more information.Pirates in Haradheere also confirmed to local media that a vessel had been hijacked and was on its way to Somalia.The vessel's Master had alerted the Italian Coastguard headquarters. At the time of the hijacking, she was heading towards the rendezvous point with the Chinese armed convoy.The tanker was thought to have reached the Somali coast on Friday, with all the crew safe, according to OCEANUSlive.Meanwhile, Somali pirates have released the Italian-owned Aframax 'Savina Caylyn' and its 22 crew on 28th December after receiving a multi-million dollar ransom, one of the pirates told Reuters.The ...
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