Brussels: Pirates have seized a chemical
tanker in the south Somali Basin with 28 North Koreans aboard,
the EU's anti-piracy mission in the region said in a statement
today.
"On November 16 a Virgin Islands owned (operated from
Singapore) Chemical Tanker named the MV Theresa VIII was
hijacked in the south Somali Basin, 180 nautical miles North
West of the Seychelles," EUNAVFOR said.
"Theresa VIII has a deadweight of 22,294 tonnes and a
crew of 28 North Koreans. The vessel, which was heading for
Mombasa (Kenya), has turned around and is now heading north,"
the short statement said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 17:55