A Bangladeshi flag carrier ship has been hijacked by Somalian pirates in the Indian Ocean near Somalia.
The ship named “MV Abdullah” was heading to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the African country of Mozambique.
The ship is owned by KSRM Group's SR Shipping. The group came to know that the ship was captured by pirates at 1:30pm.
The ship had 23 Bangladeshi sailors on board. All of them have been taken hostage, according to the ship’s owners.
The ship’s captain is Abdur Rashid.
A message was sent from the ship around 1:30pm, according to sources.
The Abdullah, classified as a bulk carrier, has a length overall (LOA) of 185.74 metres and a width of 30.4 metres.
In December 2010, Somali pirates had hijacked the Bangladeshi vessel “MV Jahan Moni” in the Arabian Sea.
They took 25 sailors and the wife of the nickel-bearing ship’s chief engineer hostage. After repeated attempts, they were freed from the pirates after 100 days and brought back home.
