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THE master of the Hong Kong-flagged Great Creation, with 25 people on board when it was hijacked off Somalia last Thursday, has called to report that the crew were being "well treated," according to a source close to the situation, reports Lloyd's List.
It said that after being attacked by seven or eight pirates in the Gulf of Aden, a security signal was sent from the 27,383-ton bulk carrier on the same day stating that the people on board, including 23 Chinese seamen and a Sri Lankan master, were "in safe condition."
The ship was heading for Pipavav in northwest India when it was seized by pirates. Another ship the Greek-owned, 12,812-ton Centauri, was also hijacked last Thursday off Somalia with 25 crew and 17,000 tonnes of bulk salt on board.
It is reported that a turbine technician from Hong Kong on board the Great Creation, owned by Sinotrans Shipping Limited, also called his family using his mobile phone after the attack, but details of the conversation could not be revealed, although Sinotrans confirmed the phone call took place.
It said that after being attacked by seven or eight pirates in the Gulf of Aden, a security signal was sent from the 27,383-ton bulk carrier on the same day stating that the people on board, including 23 Chinese seamen and a Sri Lankan master, were "in safe condition."
The ship was heading for Pipavav in northwest India when it was seized by pirates. Another ship the Greek-owned, 12,812-ton Centauri, was also hijacked last Thursday off Somalia with 25 crew and 17,000 tonnes of bulk salt on board.
It is reported that a turbine technician from Hong Kong on board the Great Creation, owned by Sinotrans Shipping Limited, also called his family using his mobile phone after the attack, but details of the conversation could not be revealed, although Sinotrans confirmed the phone call took place.
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