Somalia, January 02: A British-flagged cargo ship with 25 crew, including eight Bulgarians, was hijacked Friday night about 1,000km off Somalia, the Bulgarian foreign ministry has just announced.
The Asian Glory, which was transporting cars from Singapore to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, is now on the Somali coast.
The crew have been able to telephone their families, foreign ministry spokesman Dragovest Goranov said.
As well as the Bulgarians, including the ship’s captain, the crew includes Ukrainians, Romanians and Indians, according to Zodiac Shipping, which hired the Bulgarians.
“They are in good health and they have food and water,” he said but declined to indicate whether a ransom had been demanded.
—Agencies