Ukrainian escaped from pirate captivity

Ukrainian and Filipino sailors managed to escape on boats hijacked container "MV Beluga Nomination". This was reported in command of the naval operation of NATO in the Arabian Sea, "Atalanta." In this case, two seamen, citizens of Ukraine and the Philippines, two days spent in the open sea on the lifeboats before the Danish ship "Esbern Snare" found them on January 28. The remaining crew members, among whom there is another Ukrainian, are still on board the vessel, which is now moored off the coast of Somalia, the report says. 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 of the vessel "MV Beluga Nomination". According to the shipowner, the team at the time of capture was closed in one of the compartments, but the pirates managed to get out there and seize control of the vessel. Moreover, among the crew, consisting of 12 persons, there are also two Ukrainian citizen. Ministry of Industry