BRUSSELS - Pirates hijacked a Panamanian-flagged chemical tanker carrying 31 crew on Thursday in waters closer to India than to Somalia, the European Union's anti-piracy mission said.
The 24,105-ton vessel, the Hannnibal II, was attacked and boarded by pirates early Thursday while carrying vegetable oils from Pasir Gudang to Suez, an EU NAVFOR statement said.
It added that the master of the vessel reported the attack took place "in an area some 860 nautical miles east of The Horn of Africa, which is considerably closer to India than it is to Somalia."
The ship's crew consists of 23 Tunisians, four Filipinos, a Croatian, Georgian, Russian and Moroccan.
The 24,105-ton vessel, the Hannnibal II, was attacked and boarded by pirates early Thursday while carrying vegetable oils from Pasir Gudang to Suez, an EU NAVFOR statement said.
It added that the master of the vessel reported the attack took place "in an area some 860 nautical miles east of The Horn of Africa, which is considerably closer to India than it is to Somalia."
The ship's crew consists of 23 Tunisians, four Filipinos, a Croatian, Georgian, Russian and Moroccan.
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