Bulgarian Naval Fleet (BMF) bulk carrier Ruen was seized in the Arabian Sea. This was reported by Bulgarian National Television (BNT).
It was reported that communication with the ship crew could not be established. There are 18 people in the crew: 8 Bulgarian citizens, 100 Myanmar and Angolan citizens. The ship was flying the Maltese flag. The incident occurred 380 nautical miles (703 km) east of Yemen’s Socotra island.
BMF said ensuring the safety of the ship’s crew would be a priority.
previously unknown landed I received a distress signal off the coast of Somalia.
“The UK Merchant Shipping Authority has received a report of a distress signal heard at very high frequencies from a ship being boarded by unidentified persons. <..> The ministry said authorities are investigating the matter.
The ship is located approximately 1,296 thousand km east of Bosaso, Somalia.
Previously off the coast of Yemen detained He interrogated the pirates who attacked the tanker.