Somali-Hijacked Ship with Bulgarian Crew Ups Anchor
Society | February 18, 2010, Thursday // 10:19| views
The hijacked ship "Asian Glory." Photo by vesseltracker.com
The UK ship Asian Glory that was hijacked by Somali pirates has weighted anchor and is sailing South towards the open ocean.
The information was reported by the press center of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, cited by the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, saying until Wednesday the ship had been anchored near the Somalian coast.
The “Asian Glory” crew includes 8 Bulgarians, 10 Ukrainians, 2 Romanians and 5 Indians.
ITAR-TASS further inform that the Ukrainian Foreign Minister had ordered constant contact with the UK ship operator “Zodiac” so that the Ukraine can monitor the situation closely.
“Asian Glory”, loaded with 2 000 cars was kidnapped on January 2, 2010.
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