Pirated MV AL NISR AL SAUDI released

December 9, 2010, published by EU NAVFOR Public Affairs Office

On 7 December 2010, the Saudi Arabian flagged Product tanker MV AL NISR AL SAUDI was released from under pirate control.


Image by EU NAVFOR

The vessel, which has a deadweight of 5,136 tonnes and a crew of 14, was heading to Jeddah when she was pirated in the Gulf of Aden on 3 March 2010.

The master of the ship is Greek and the rest of the crewmembers are from Sri Lanka.

EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the World Food Program (WFP) and vessels of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). EU NAVFOR also protects vulnerable vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, deters and disrupts piracy. EU NAVFOR finally monitors fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.

European Union Naval Force Somalia