Name Asian Glory Completed 1994 | Port of registry United Kingdom Identification IMO number 9070474 | |
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Operator Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd. Notes Hijacked 2 January 2010
Released 11 June 2010 | ||
MV Asian Glory is a UK flagged automobile transport ship.
Hijacking
On 2 January 2010 the Asian Glory was hijacked by pirates 1,000 km off the Horn of Africa.
The pirates used a Pakistani vessel, FV Shahzaib, to hijack Asian Glory; however, they later freed the Pakistani vessel and its 29 crew on board.
Although it is registered in the United Kingdom, no British citizens were on board the South Korean operated ship.
Vessel released June 11, 2010.
References
MV Asian Glory Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA