Indian Navy Intercepts Ship Likely Hijacked by Somali Pirates

The Maltese-flagged MV Ruen, managed by a Bulgarian company, was boarded in the Arabian Sea and is now heading towards the coast of Somalia.

The Maltese-flagged MV Ruen, managed by Bulgarian shipping company Navibulgar, was boarded by unknown attackers, likely Somali pirates, in the Arabian Sea.
The Indian Navy responded to the distress call by sending its anti-piracy patrol warship and maritime patrol aircraft to locate and assist the vessel.
The aircraft overflew the hijacked vessel early Friday and has since been continuously monitoring the movement of the vessel, which the Indian Navy said was headed toward the coast of Somalia.
The Indian Navy's warship, deployed in the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy patrols, intercepted the carrier early on Saturday.
The crew of the MV Ruen are nationals of Angola, Bulgaria and Myanmar.