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SOMALIA: ELEVEN RUSSIANS ON SHIP HIJACKED BY SOMALIA PIRATES November 10, 2008

(SomaliNet) The Internet publication Sovfracht Maritime Bulletin reported on Saturday that there are 11 Russians on the recently hijacked Somalia pirates ship,.

The dry cargo ship belonging to a Danish company was attacked by bandits on Friday, November 7.

Reports say nobody was hurt during the attack, all the crewmembers are alive and in good health.

The vessel - the CEC FUTURE, was en route from Rotterdam to Batam (Indonesia) with a load of metal. Eleven out of the ship's 13-strong crew are Russian citizens. –ITAR-TASS