Published: February 16, 2011
Another Iranian Bulk Carrier Seized By Somali Pirates
By ecop-marine
At 15h31 UTC (19h30 local time), the Malta-flagged, Iran-owned bulk carrier MV SININ (IMO 9274941) was attacked by presumed Somali pirates in position 19 26N and 063 29E, which is around 350 nautical miles East of Masirah Island (Oman) in the Arabian Sea. It was reported hijacked at 15h48 UTC on 12th of February in position 201409N and 0641917E, approximately 286NM east of Masirah Island, Oman.
The differences in the naval reporting about the location has not been clarified. The bulker was en route from Fujarah (UAE) to Singapore and has a crew of 23, of which 13 are Iranian and 10 Indian nationals.
EU NAVFOR reported the incident and stated that they too believed the 52,466 dwt vessel was pirated. In a statement, the Eurapean naval forces said: "The vessel sent out a distress signal, saying it was under attack, late afternoon on Saturday to which an aircraft from the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) responded to the call."
State-owner company IRISL has named ISIM SININ LTD as registered owner and owner/managers are IRANOHIND SHIPPING CO LTD all of Tehran, Iran.
At present the 2006-built vessel is commandeered to the Somali coast, while communication is apparently lost.
SOURCE: ECOTERRA Intl.
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