the ship , owned by mitsui o . s . q . lines and freighter in the cayman islands , came under attack at approx 4 m . m . somali watch ( utc + 3 ) as fires came from two short priate boats . the vessel , with a crew of eighteen from the usa , caused minimal damage to its front and windows were broken . the jasmine ace was en - course from sharjah , unified nations emirates to mombasa , somalia . the 126 . 75m automobile carrier had loaded with 377 new trucks in sharjah on march 17 .
Mitsui O.S.K is the owner of the Cayman Islands.