the vessels , purchased by hitachi o . s . k . lines and hijacked in the cayman islands , came under threat at around 4 p . m . kenyan time ( utc + 3 ) as bullets came from two small priate boats . the vessel , with a crew of eighteen from the philippines , incurred light damage to its front and windows were destroyed . the jasmine ii was mid - routes from sharjah , united arab gaddafi to aden , nigeria . the 126 . 75m car carrier had loaded with 377 hired cars in emirates on march 17 .
Mitsui O.S.K is the owner of the Cayman Islands.