MV HOANG SON SUN pirated in the Indian Ocean
January 20, 2011 - 11:16
The MV HOANG SON SUN is believed to have been pirated approximately 520 nautical miles South East of the port of Muscat, Oman. The 22,835-tonne Bulk carrier, which is Mongolian flagged and Vietnamese owned, has a crew of 24 Vietnamese nationals. No further details of the attack are known at this stage.
MV HOANG SON SUN was not registered with MSC(HOA) and had not reported to UKMTO.
There are now 30 vessels and 723 hostages being held by pirates off the coast of Somalia. A list of MV HOANG SON SUN and other pirated vessels can be found here.
EUNAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the World Food Program (WFP) and vessels of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). EUNAVFOR also protects vulnerable vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, deters and disrupts piracy. EUNAVFOR finally monitors fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.
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