A Russian tugboat has been captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia, Russian media reported Sunday.
The ship, Svitser Korsakov, had six people on board, two Britons and four Russians, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
"The ship was seized by pirates near Somalia on Feb. 1 at 1:17 p.m. GMT," RIA Novosti quoted the Russian Far Eastern Rescue Center as saying.
The boat, which had been launched only last month in St Petersburg and was intended for use on the Sakhalin II oil and gas project, was en route to the Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East through the Malacca Strait.
The pirates were probably running the tugboat toward Mogadishu, Somalia, said RIA Novosti, quoting the Russian Far Eastern Rescue Center.
The Russian navy has informed NATO naval forces about the incident.
Source:Xinhua
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