Pirates 2 ships - Al Khaliq hijacked, Jolly Rosso escapes.

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Pirates 2 ships - Al Khaliq hijacked, Jolly Rosso escapes.

22-Oct-2009 / ( International - | | )

Pirates attacked two ships in the Indian Ocean and succeeded in hijacking one while the other managed to get away.

The two ships attacked were...

MV Jolly Rosso, an Italian flagged Ro-Ro Cargo ship
MV Al Khaliq, a Panama flagged buld carrier.

Jolly Rosso was attacked, 400 nautical miles east of Mombasa, Kenya, by two small skiffs, but she managed to evade the attack and proceed on her voyage.

Al Khaliq the second ship that was attacked was not so fortunate. The vessel was attacked 180 nautical miles west of the Seychelles at almost the same time as Jolly Rosso. In its last contact the ship had reported that two pirates were on board trying to access the accommodation.

The EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrol Aircraft has confirmed that “the hijack of MV Al Khaliq, 6 pirates on board and two attack skiffs in tow. The mother skiff has already been taken on board with a crane”.

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