the ship , owned by mitsui o . s . k . ships and flagged in the cayman islands , came under attack at circa 4 p . m . mediterranean hours ( time + 3 ) as gunfire received from several small priate planes . the vessel , with a crew of eighteen from the philippines , suffered severe damage to its front and windows were fractured . the jasmine ace was mid - route from multan , usa arab emirates to mombasa , kenya . the 126 . 75m train carrier had load with 377 borrowed cars in sharjah on april 17 .
Mitsui O.S.K is the owner of the Cayman Islands.