EU Naval Force - Somalia
Operation ATALANTA

On 14 August 2011, following payment of a ransom, the owner of M/V SININ has confirmed the release of the vessel after 182 days in captivity. The ship was pirated on February 12th 2011 approximately 350 nautical miles East of Masirah (Oman) in the North Arabian Sea.

The MV SININ is a Maltese flagged and owned Bulk Carrier and has a crew of 22 (12 Iranian and 10 Indian nationals). She has a deadweight of 52,466 tonnes and was on route to Singapore from Fujairah (UAE) when she was attacked. The ship is now on its way to a safe port.