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Somali pirates hijack Bangladeshi cargo ship in Indian Ocean
Dhaka, Mar 12 — A group of Somalian pirates seized control of the Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel, MV Abdullah, in the Indian Ocean earlier today, officials reported.
The ship, carrying coal from Mozambique's Maputo port to Al Hamriyah Port in the UAE, was attacked around noon.
The MV Abdullah, owned by SR Shipping Lines, a sister company of Chattogram-based Kabir Steel and Rerolling Mill (KSRM) Group, has 23 crew members on board.
All crew members are being held hostage by the pirates, said KSRM's media adviser Mizanul Islam.
“We have received information that the vessel is under attack by pirates in the Indian Ocean. The crew are secured within the ship's cabins,” he said.
"We are working to establish communication with them," he added. - UNB