MV ''Asian Glory'' is a
UK flagged automobile transport ship.
Hijacking
On 2 January 2010 the ''Asian Glory'' was hijacked by pirates 1,000 km off the
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), ...
.
The pirates used a
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
i vessel, , to hijack ''Asian Glory''; however, they later freed the Pakistani vessel and its 29 crew on board.
Although it is registered in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
, no British citizens were on board the South Korean operated ship.
Vessel released June 11, 2010.
See also
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EUKOR
EUKOR is a specialised Roll-on/roll-off shipping line formed in 2002.
The company's main business is the sea carriage of new and used cars and High & Heavy cargo.
The name of the brand EUKOR comes from a portmanteau that combines together the wo ...
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Hyundai Glovis
Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd. is a logistics company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and part of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group. Its predecessor company, Hankook Logitech Co. Ltd was formed in February 2001. Hyundai Glovis supplies ocean transp ...
References
Piracy in Somalia
Cargo ships of the United Kingdom
1994 ships
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