Friday, March 5, 2010
Pirates hijack Norwegian tanker off Madagascar: owner
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OSLO: Pirates hijacked on Friday a chemical tanker that was travelling off the coast of Madagascar, the ship's Norwegian owner Broevigtank said.
"The captain of the ship called us early this morning and told us: we have pirates on board. Very quickly afterwards we lost all contact with the boat," company director Svenn Pedersen told media.
The Marshall Island-flagged UBT Ocean had been travelling with 21 crew on board, a news agency said.
The ship was travelling from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam, it said. The vessel had taken a route well south of the zone where pirates operate, Pedersen added.
The tanker now appeared northbound towards Somalia, he added.
"The captain of the ship called us early this morning and told us: we have pirates on board. Very quickly afterwards we lost all contact with the boat," company director Svenn Pedersen told media.
The Marshall Island-flagged UBT Ocean had been travelling with 21 crew on board, a news agency said.
The ship was travelling from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam, it said. The vessel had taken a route well south of the zone where pirates operate, Pedersen added.
The tanker now appeared northbound towards Somalia, he added.
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