Armed men have been assaulted and taken control of a Greek-flagged tanker vessel off the coast of Oman, Arabian Sea waters, after leaving UAE for the United States, as reported this morning by the Greek shipowner Boat and confirmed hours later the European anti-piracy mission Atalanta. The vessel Irene SL, 333 meters long, can carry up to 2 million barrels of oil and headed to the Gulf of Mexico.
On board the supertanker traveling Greek 7 crew, 17 Filipinos and one Georgian. Atalanta works to free the vessel, which has so far not been possible to establish communication and thus to check the status of your crew. It was the second hijacking of a tanker in twenty-four hours. Yesterday another group of pirates attacked a tanker of similar characteristics and Italian flag with 22 crew members on board near the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean.
The naval forces of the European Union (EU) in Somalia, through the Atalanta, escort ships through the Gulf of Aden, where Somali pirates act to protect the transport of humanitarian aid and fishing in the area . 
On board the supertanker traveling Greek 7 crew, 17 Filipinos and one Georgian. Atalanta works to free the vessel, which has so far not been possible to establish communication and thus to check the status of your crew. It was the second hijacking of a tanker in twenty-four hours. Yesterday another group of pirates attacked a tanker of similar characteristics and Italian flag with 22 crew members on board near the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean.
The naval forces of the European Union (EU) in Somalia, through the Atalanta, escort ships through the Gulf of Aden, where Somali pirates act to protect the transport of humanitarian aid and fishing in the area .
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