The merchant vessel Beluga Nomination was captured by pirates on Saturday.

The ship was attacked by armed pirates from a skiff, 722km north of the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean.

There is no information on the whereabouts of the 12-strong crew (Polish, Filipino, Russian and Ukrainian), but the EU Navy Force said it was monitoring the situation.

Beluga Nomination is an Antiguan and Barbudan-flagged, German-owned general cargo vessel and was on its way to Port Victoria in the Seychelles when it was attacked.

As the pirates boarded the vessel, the crew went into a citadel but the raiders were eventually able to enter.
 
 
Source: pirates