Five Vietnamese sailors were among the crewmen of a fishing vessel of Taiwan, China, who escaped from Somali pirates after it was hijacked in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Seychelles.
The information was released by the Taiwan External Affairs Department on November 6.
The Chin Yi Wen with a crew of 28, nine of whom are from China, eight from the Philippines, six from Indonesia and five from Vietnam, was attacked on November 4.
According to a spokesman for Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency, the crew managed to overwhelm the six armed pirates and retake control of their ship. This is the first time sailors of a fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates have freed themselves on their own, he said.
The Somali pirates fell into the sea and three sailors on the Chin Yi Wen were slightly injured, he added.
The ship is heading for Victoria port of the Seychelles.
The Chin Yi Wen with a crew of 28, nine of whom are from China, eight from the Philippines, six from Indonesia and five from Vietnam, was attacked on November 4.
According to a spokesman for Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency, the crew managed to overwhelm the six armed pirates and retake control of their ship. This is the first time sailors of a fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates have freed themselves on their own, he said.
The Somali pirates fell into the sea and three sailors on the Chin Yi Wen were slightly injured, he added.
The ship is heading for Victoria port of the Seychelles.
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