The container ship MSC JASMINE (31,430-gt, built 1988) came under attack from pirates in the Indian Ocean approximately 260 n.miles ENE of Mogadishu on 5 January. The ship was en route from Salalah in Oman to Mombasa in Kenya.
When the six pirates operating from an open skiff launched their attack using a RPG and small arms fire, the crew retired to a citadel leaving armed Israeli guards to protect the ship. This was achieved and the pirates made off, leaving the crew to emerge and take control of their ship once more by resuming their voyage to Mombasa.
The container ship MSC JASMINE (31,430-gt, built 1988) came under attack from pirates in the Indian Ocean approximately 260 n.miles ENE of Mogadishu on 5 January. The ship was en route from Salalah in Oman to Mombasa in Kenya.
When the six pirates operating from an open skiff launched their attack using a RPG and small arms fire, the crew retired to a citadel leaving armed Israeli guards to protect the ship. This was achieved and the pirates made off, leaving the crew to emerge and take control of their ship once more by resuming their voyage to Mombasa.
MSC Jasmine has a crew of 21, made up of 20 Ukrainians and one Russian.
According to EUNAVFOR reports, the skiff and its mother ship were later intercepted by naval forces operating with the European Union fleet and 12 suspected pirates were taken into custody.
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