VLCC headed to Japan attacked off India

摘要

Singapore-A fully laden VLCC, hired by Japanese refiner Showa Shell and carrying around 2 million barrels of crude oil from Saudi Arabia, was fired upon by suspected pirates off the coast of India's western port of New Mangalore in the Indian Ocean early October 28, sources familiar with the matter said November 2. The Hong Kong-flagged 317,970 dwt Starlight Venture, sailing 340 nautical miles west of India's Mangalore port, was attacked by an unknown number of pirates who approached in two small boats and opened fire causing minor damage to the ship's hull, said sources.