Two days following the capture of the Bangladesh-flagged vessel MV Abdullah by pirates, the owners are yet to receive any demands from the perpetrators, leaving the fate of the ship and its crew hanging in the balance.

Despite efforts by the owners to reach out to a UK-based insurance company that covers the vessel, no clear timeline for the resolution of the situation has emerged.

As of 6 am on Thursday, the ship remained 72 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia, prompting speculation from Shakhawat Hossain, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers' Association, that it may reach Somalia by noon, potentially leading to direct contact from the pirates.

Mizanul Islam, media advisor to the vessel's owner, Kabir Group, assured that the sailors aboard MV Abdullah were unharmed and that the company was diligently working towards their safe return. He dismissed reports of ransom demands as mere speculation, emphasizing that no formal demands had been communicated by the pirates.

Reflecting on a previous incident in 2010 involving another vessel owned by the same company, MV Jahan Moni, Mizanul shared how the crew and ship were safely recovered after 100 days of captivity. Drawing from this experience, efforts are underway to secure the safe release of the sailors aboard MV Abdullah.

In 2010, MV Jahan Moni was seized by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea, resulting in the captivity of 26 individuals, including the captain's wife, for 100 days. They were eventually released on March 14, 2011, and returned home the following day.

MV Abdullah, transporting coal with a crew of 23, was en route from Mozambique to the UAE when it was hijacked in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday.