Muscat: A bulk carrier was attacked and boarded by pirates on Monday, according to a European Union Naval Force (EU Navfor) email sent to Gulf News.
"The bulk carrier MV Eagle was attacked in the early hours, with pirates firing small arms and a Rocket Propelled Grenade before boarding the vessel," said a spokesperson for the EU Navfor.
The attack occurred in the Gulf of Aden, southwest of Salalah, souther coastal town of Oman. There has been no contact with the ship since the attack, the spokesman revealed.
The MV Eagle, which is Cypriot flagged and Greek owned vessle, has a deadweight of 52,163 tonnes and a crew of 24 Filipinos and was on passage from Jordan to India when it was attacked.
There is no information concerning the condition of the crew.
EU Nvafor is monitoring the situation.
Meanwhile, the Marshall Islands flagged vessel, which was pirated on in the Southern Red Sea on July 4 with a crew of 18 Filipinos on board, was released approximately 160 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia. An EU Navfor ship assisted the crew immediately after their release.
According to the ship's Greek owners, the crew are reported to be "as well as could be expected given the circumstances".
