The Italian tanker MT Enrico Ievoli, having seven Indians on board
which was hijacked off shore Oman coastline on Tuesday, was heading
towards Somalia.
The statement issued by the vessel owner on Wednesday said, no one has
been injured and the vessel under the control of pirates, was sailing
towards Somalia waters.
Meanwhile, according to a Somalian report, a pirate source in
Harardheere confirmed that pirates had hijacked the Italian vessel.
The report said, the motive seems to be ransom and the hijackers are
from Harardheere belonging to the Sa’ad and Saleebaan clans of the
Hawiye. The Enrico Ievoli had experienced a pirate attack in March
2006 which was thwarted.