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.
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