MV THOR NEXUS Pirated in the Indian Ocean
December 25, 2010 - 13:08
In the early hours of 25 December, the MV THOR NEXUS was pirated approximately 450 nautical miles North East of the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean.
The 20,377 tonne general cargo ship, which is Thai flagged and owned, was on her way to Bangladesh from Jebel Ali in the UAE at the time of the attack. No details of the attack are known at this stage but it is known that the 27 crew on board are all from Thailand.
There are now 25 vessels and 601 hostages being held by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
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
Latest News
-
HOW GENDER MAINSTREAMING CAN CHANGE THE DYNAMICS IN PIRACY AND OTHER ILLICIT ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA
-
Operation ATALANTA bids farewell to Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Corrado Campana
-
THE IMPORTANCE OF AIR RESOURCES IN OPERATION ATALANTA
Press releases
-
Force Commander EU NAVFOR Somalia meets with his CMF counterpart to coordinate and de-conflict after approval on new Operation Atalanta mandate
-
Operation ATALANTA´s new mandate enters into force on 1st of January 2021. New tasks will reinforce the EU NAVFOR’s counter-piracy core responsibilities.
-
EU NAVFOR ATALANTA PROVIDES SUPPORT TO UNODC YEMEN COAST GUARD REGENERATION STRATEGY