MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Pirates have seized an Iraqi private vessel off Iran’s coast and are demanding a ransom of $80,000, the Shafaq news agency reported on Sunday, citing a lawmaker from Iraq’s Basra governorate.
The ship reportedly came under attack after it ran aground near Iran’s Bushehr port.
According to social media reports, the ship’s owner said that the ship “ran aground along the Iranian coasts about seven miles north of Bushehr Port, and the crew of the vessel stole his ship’s fuel, plundered its cargo and equipment, and demanded a ransom of 80,000 US dollars.”
Sourse: sputniknews.com
