At midday on 20 December, the MV ORNA was pirated in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 nautical miles North East of the Seychelles. The attack was launched from 2 attack skiffs, with pirates firing small arms and rocket propelled grenades at the merchant vessel. The vessel was stopped and boarded by at least 4 pirates. The crew is co-operating and no damage is reported.
Vessel was highjacked at about 1200 UTC in 01 46S 060 32E. Orna was enroute Durban South Africa - Zhangzhou China. Number and nationalities of the crew yet unknown. Orna IMO 8312162, dwt 27915, built 1984, flag Panama. Registered owner Sirago Shipmanagement Co., operator unknown, but as per AIS data operator is Swedish Management, Dubai United Arab Emirates. On a pic m/v Orna.