Rome: Pirates using guns and rocket propelled grenades hijacked an Italian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, Italian Navy and European Union officials said.
The attack on the Savina Caylyn took place some 500 miles off the coast of India and some 800 miles off the coast of Somalia, an Italian Navy spokesman said, adding that no-one was reported hurt.
The European Union's anti-piracy task force EUNAVFOR said the vessel was boarded after a sustained attack by a skiff boat with five suspected pirates firing small arms and four rocket propelled grenades.
The attack took place early on Tuesday morning. The crew was made up of 17 Indians and five Italians. An Italian navy frigate was heading to the scene but was some 600 miles away.
The ship is carrying a load of crude for the Arcadia commodities trading company. It was sailing from the Bashayer Oil Terminal in Sudan and was destined for Pasir Gudang port in Malaysia, according to Reuters Freight Views.
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