Pirates attacked a tanker with the Ukrainians

Tanker "New York Star" with a crew consisting of citizens of Russia and Ukraine on 28 January was twice attacked by pirates. , Told Marine Newsletter Sovfracht. According to him, the second attack the pirates on the tanker "New York Star" has occurred within an hour after the first, successfully reflected. As a result, the second attack, four pirates were able to climb aboard the tanker. The captain told the pirates on board and that the crew took refuge in the bay and awaiting assistance. On the night of Jan. 29 to the tanker approached one of the ships of the naval forces of the European Union and the ship has landed a group of special forces, not finding there the pirates. Pirates tried to force the bay, but after several unsuccessful attempts, fearing the approach of military, left the tanker. None of the crew was not injured tanker "New York Star" under the flag of Liberia should be on assignment in Singapore, with a cargo of 55 thousand tons of petroleum products. The composition of the crew consists of 27 people, which included two Russians and three Ukrainians. It is worth noting that the New York Star initially followed a convoy under the cover of Russian large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Vinogradov", but then left the convoy for the independent route. Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian and Filipino sailors managed to escape on boats hijacked container "MV Beluga Nomination". In this case, they spent two nights in the open sea on the lifeboats, before a Danish warship "Esbern Snare" found them on January 28. It was reported that the vessel "MV Beluga Nomination" under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, was captured by pirates on January 24 in the Indian Ocean, 100 km from the Seychelles. Despite the signal is, none of the NATO warships that operate within the framework of the antiterrorist operation "Atalanta", could not arrive to assist the crew. Ministry of Industry