Somali pirates have attacked a ship that was heading towards Mobasa, Kenya from Colombo. The pirates raced toward the ship, the Captain Maslov, in a high-speed boat late Thursday afternoon and attacked as it headed from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Mombasa, Kenya, the ministry said.
The attack started a fire on board the Cypriot-owned, Russian-operated Captain Maslov, but the crew members were able to extinguish the flames, the ministry said. It said none of the 17 Russian crew members aboard was injured in the attack, which occurred about 300 miles off the Somali coast.
Afterward, the Captain Maslov was able to escape the pirates by “maneuvering,” and continued to Mombasa, the ministry said. No other details were available.