the ship , operated by mitsui o . s . k . company and mv in the trinidad island , came under assault at around 4 h . m . somali times ( utc + 3 ) as gunfire came from twelve small priate boats . the ship , with a crew of eighteen from the philippines , suffered light damage to its front and windows were broken . the jasmine express was en - port from sharjah , unite arab dhabi to eldoret , somalia . the 126 . 75m cars carrier had loaded with 377 using cars in dhabi on march 17 .
nippon o . s . k is the owner of the hawaiian territories .