Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Somali pirates seize Bolivia-flagged Eglantine

Somali pirates have hijacked the Bolivia-flagged Eglantine merchant ship in the Indian Ocean, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday.

There is one Ukrainian sailor on board.

The rest are eleven Iranians, ten Filipinos and one citizen of India.

Earlier, the International Maritime Bureau reported the hijacking but did not specify the name of the ship or the nationality of its sailors.

The pirates are steering the ship towards Somalia.

Source: The Voice of Russia

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