Early report at
Chinese ship hijacked by pirates near Gulf:
A Chinese freighter was hijacked by pirates near the Gulf on Friday morning, the Chinese embassy in Tehran said.
The cargo ship belonging to a Nanjing company was hijacked at about 9:30 am local time (0500 GMT) in the Sea of Oman near the Iranian port Chabahar.
More from the BBC
here:
The vessel, the Xianghuamen*, belongs to the Nanjing Ocean Shipping Co
Ltd based in Nanjing, eastern China. One report said the ship was sailing with a crew of 28.
NATO
report:
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| Based on NATO plot, arrow points to hijack site |
Alert 030/12 - Update: HIJACKED 06/04/2012 05:55
25.48 57.53 Pirated Alert 030/12 - ATTACK (Also Known as NSC 015/12) Alert 030/12, NSC 015/12 UPDATE: The merchant vessel that was under attack has been Hijacked.
***This vessel has been Hijacked***
Vessels are advised to keep well clear and to exercise extreme caution if in vicinity.
Original Alert information follows:
Location: INDIAN OCEAN - GOO 25 28 N 057 32 E
Latitude: 25 28 N
Longitude: 057 32 E
At 0555UTC on 06 APR 12, a merchant vessel was under attack by pirates in position 25 28 N 057 32 E.
***This situation is ongoing. ***
That low, low freeboard. Vessel is Panama registered.
*Apparently the ship is the former
Thor Navigator. See also
Marine Traffic.com.
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