Somalia:UK-Flagged Vehicle Carrier Hijacked

Date 2010/1/3 9:56:12 | Topic: Afran

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On the late afternoon of 1 January, UK Flagged M/V Asian Glory (a vehicle carrier) owned by ZODIAC Maritime Agency, was hijacked in the Somali Basin approximately 900 nautical miles north of the Seychelles and 600 miles from the coast of Somalia.

ASIAN GLORY was well outside the normal EU NAVFOR operating area. The ship has a crew of 25 persons (8 Bulgarian, 10 Ukraines, 5 Indians, 2 Romanian) and all are reported to be well.


This article comes from AFRAN Study and Research Institute (Africa & Iran)
http://www.afran.ir/en

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