Pirates attacked the Turkish bulk carrier Namrun in Arabian Sea, on 110 miles north of Socotra. The ship was on route to Greece, while attacked by 7 pirates on board of a skiff. The pirates were heavily armored with RPG, grenades and machine guns, as even made a few shots to the cargo ship. The armed private guards on board of the bulk carrier Namrun returned the fire and contacted the Military Ships in the vicinity. The pirates move away after the returned shots, but the Dutch naval vessel HNLMS Evertsen offensed them and arrested all the pirates. There were no injured crew members of the Turkish cargo ship, but three of the pirates were killed during the arrest.
The bulk carrier Namrun (IMO: 9389930) has length of 190.00 meters, beam of 32.00 meters and draft of 6.00 m. The ship has deadweight of 55,000 DWT and gross tonnage of 30,936 GRT. The vessel is owned by the Turkish company Genel Denizcilik and operated by Geden Lines. The bulk carriers are ships with low boards and low speed, which makes them highly affected by pirates’ attacks.