EUNAVFOR has reported that the general cargo ship M/V Susan K was pirated early this morning approximately 200 nautical miles North-East of Salalah, Oman; a location only 35 nautical miles from the Omani coastline.
The vessel was attacked and boarded by at least 10 pirates although exact details of the attack are not known at this time.
The Antigua & Barbuda flagged and German owned vessel was on its way to Port Sudan from Mumbai when it was attacked. The M/V Susan K has a crew of 10 (4 Ukraine and 6 Filipino). There is no further information about the crew at this time.
The M/V Susan K was registered with MSC(HOA) and was reporting to UKMTO.
Pictured: M/V Susan K courtesy EUNAVFOR