Danish Shipowners confirm Thursday afternoon that the Danish freighter Leopard, with two Danish crew members on board, one of whom is the captain - has been hijacked.
"What we have been told is that the ship has been hijacked," says Deputy Director of the Danish Shipowners' Association, Jan Fritz Hansen, according jp.dk Ritzau.
maritimedanmark.dk was Wednesday evening, the first Danish media which could indicate that the Danish-flagged cargo ship came under attack by pirates off the coast of Oman in the Gulf of Aden, and was feared hijacked.
"We are very busy right now. But yes - the ship is under attack. There are two Danes on board and crew are a total of six men. All I can say right now, "said company Ship Crafts CEO Claus Bech, Wednesday evening to maritimedanmark.dk.
Statement confirmed the information in Tradewinds that the ship was supposedly under attack from pirates.
Tradewinds writes today that Leopard may have weapons on board when the ship is certified to fly in weapons, and the company is known to work in that part of the market.
It is no longer possible to connect to Ship Craft, which is based in H
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