- A Turkey Owned, Marshall Islands Flag, Bulk carrier MV Yasa Neslihan was attacked on 29 Oct. (Crew 20 - All Turkish) , Detail Link, Picture Link, News Link, The ship is carrying iron ore from Canada to China.
- A Liberia Owned, Greece Manage, Liberia Flag, Chemical Tanker, MT Genius was attacked on 26 Sep (Crew 19 - all Romanian sailors), Detail Link, Picture Link, News Link. News Link 1
- A Panama Owned, Ukraine Manage, Belize Flag, RO-RO Cargo ship, MV Faina was attacked on 26 Sep (Crew 21 - 17 Ukrainians, 3 Russians and 1 Latvian) Cargo - 33 Russian-built T-72 tanks and a substantial quantity of ammunition and spare parts. Detail Link, Picture Link, News Link,
- A Greek owned, Bahamas flagged, Bulk Carrier, MV Capt Stefanos was attacked on 21 Sep (crew 19 - 17 Philippines, 1 Chinese, 1 Ukranian.) ,Detail Link , Picture Link
- A Malta owned, Greek managed, Malta flagged Bulk Carrier, MV Centauri was attacked on 18 Sep. (crew 26 - all Philippinese), Detail, Picture link.
- A HK owned, HK flagged Bulk Carrier, MV Great Creation was attacked on 18 Sep. (crew 26 - 25 Chinese, 1 Bangladesh master) Detail, Picture link.
- A Panama owned, HK flagged , Chemical Tanker, MT Stolt Valor was attacked on 15 Sep. (crew 22 - 18 Indians, 2 Philippinese, 1 Bangladesh and 1 Russian) Detail, Picture link.
- A South Korea owned, South Korea flagged , Bulk Carrier, MV Bright Ruby, was attacked on 10 Sep. (crew 21 - 9 Koreans, 12 others unknown nationalities) Detail, Picture link.
- A French owned, Venezuela flagged ,Luxury Sailing Yacht , Carre D'as IV, was attacked on 4 Sep. (the hostages - Couple Jean-Yves and his wife Bernardette Delanne of French Nationality) Detail, Picture link ,Stormed & released by French Commando on Sept 17
- A Egypt owned, Panama flagged , General Cargo Ship, MV Al Mansourah, was attacked on 3 Sep. (crew 25 - All Egyptian) Detail, Picture link. Released on Sept 26
- A Malaysia owned MISC BHD, Malaysia flagged , Chemical Tanker, MT BUNGA MELATI 5 , was attacked on 29 Aug. (crew 41 - 36 Malaysian and 5 Philippinese) Detail, Picture link.
Released on Sept 28
- A Iranian owned IRISL, Iran flagged ,Bulk Carrier, MV Iran Deyanat was attacked on 21 Aug. (crew 29 - including a Pakistani captain, 13 Iranians, 3 Indians, 2 Philippinese, and 10 Eastern Europeans, possibly Croatian. ) Detail, Picture link.
- A Japan owned ,Panama flagged, Tanker, MT Irene was attacked on 21 Aug. (Crew 19 - Master and Chief engineer Russians, 2 Croatia and 15 Philippinese crew.) Detail, Picture link.
Released on Sept 11
- A Germary owned , Antigua and Barbuda flagged, General Cargo Ship , MV BBC Trinidad was attacked on 21 Aug. (crew 13 - master Slovenia citizen, 3 Russian & 9 Philippinese) Detail, Picture link. released on September 11
- A Malaysia owned MISC BHD, Malaysia flag, Chemical Tanker , MT Bunga Melati Dua, dated hijacked Aug 19. (crew 39 - 29 Malaysians and 10 Philippinese ) Detail, Picture link. released on Sept 30
- A Thai owned , Thailand flagged, General Cargo Ship , MV Thor star was attacked on 10 Aug. (crew 28, all Thailand) Detail, Picture link.
- A SL Integrated Services owner , Nigerian tug boat, Yenegoa Ocean, dated hijacked Aug 10. (no crew info) Detail, Detail2 ,Picture link(nil).
- A Japanese owned vessel, Panama-flagged, Bulk Carrier, MV Stella Maris dated hijacked July 20. (Crew 20 Philippinese) Detail, Picture link. Released on Sept 26
- A Omani Owned, Oman Flag, Fishing vessel, ASMAK 1 was attacked on 14 Jan near Garaad in Mudug region and taken to Eyl (Crew 22),( Detail Link, Picture Link, News Link. - no info ) released on Aug 27.
News & Picture of Hijacked Vessel
There are 13 vessels by now, kept by Somali pirates. Balker Stella Maris broke into 3-months captivity, and no news on what’s on with talks or ransom. Balker IRAN DEYANAT – no one knows what exactly happened on board, but several pirates died or got severe injures and poisoning while trying to open cargo holds, God knows what is in there, but claimed by IRISL cargo ore looks doubtfull. There were rumours about weaponry or some components, but nobody knows for sure.
September 21 – Somali pirates highjacked balker Capt Stefanos (dwt 74077, built 2002,
September 18 – Somali pirates highjacked two vessels in a day, balker Centauri (grt 12812, built 1977, Malta flagged, manager Greek NAVIGATION MARITIME LTD, crew 26 all Philippinese), and balker Great Creation (grt 18179, built 1988, HK flagged, manager SINOTRANS SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD, crew 26 – 25 Chinese, 1 Bangladesh master). Balker Centauri with 17000 mt salt on board was enroute to
September 16 – French commandos freed a French pair, yachtsmen from highjacked yacht Carre d’as IV, somewhere in mountains far from shore, 1 pirate was killed and 6 captured, yacht rumoured to be still in use as a mother-ship to carry out high-sea attacks. Pirates were asking not only $2 million ransom for pair, but also releasing 6 of their compatriots now in trial in
September 15 – around 13.00 LT Somali pirates highjacked chemical tanker STOLT VALOR (dwt 25269, built 2004, HK flagged),
September 11 – m/v BBC Trinidad and m/t Irene freed, 3 weeks capture, talks and delivering ransom, for BBC Trinidad ransom was about $1.4 million.
September 10, 07.00 UTC – pirates highjacked Korean balker Bright Ruby, en-route Europe. Several hours before Greek supramax balker was attacked and fired upon, close-by navy ship sent helicopter and steamed to assist, pirates warded off. Balker Bright Ruby – grt 15872, built 1987, flag Korea, crew 21, 9 of them koreans, others unknown.
September 4 – Venezuela-registered, French-owned, 24 m and 2-mast luxury sailing yacht Carre D'as IV, an Amel Super Maramu, was on her transfer from Australia to France, when she was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden. The hi-jackers averted any attempt to stop their escape with the yacht and are not at Eyl as reported falsely in parts of the media. Reports directly from Somalia indicate that the hostages (the couple Jean-Yves and his wife Bernardette Delanne of French Nationality) were dropped at the Somali coast near Alula, yacht is now used to hunt for further prey.
September 3 09.30 LT – m/v Al Mansourah was attacked and captured in 14:27N - 049:40E, 13 miles off Yemeni coast, en-route Bin Quasim to Jibouti with cement cargo. Crew 25, grt 9549, built 1980, Panama flagged, owner Egyptian RED SEA NAVIGATION CO.
Date: 3 Sep 08
Ship Hijacked: Al Mansourah
Summary: Dry cargo m/v Al Mansourah was highjacked at around 09.00 hrs Wednesday, en-route Bin Quasim Pakistan to Djibouti with cargo cement, crew 25. Vessel was attacked 14 miles off Yemeni coats, now anchored at Allula, no demand yet from pirates.
News Link: http://www.odin.tc/eng/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=146
Vessel detailsName: Al Mansourah
Call Sign :HPXM
Gross tonnage : 9,751
DWT: 13,130
Type of ship : General Cargo Ship
Year of build :Built in 1980 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft A.G., Kiel as SLOMAN MIRA (Yard No. 128) , for Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts A.G., Bremen.
Flag : Panama
IMO No: 7707683
MMSI Number: 356386000
Length:154 m
Beam: 21m
Draught: 8m
managed by Red Sea Navigation Co, Egypt
crew - 25, national unknown yet
Renamed: Originally Sloman Mira, 1980 "Sloman Mira", 1984 "Green Wave", 2003 "Al Mansourah".
owned by Red Sea Navigation Co, Egypt
History about this ship: http://www.newzeal.com/steve/Ships/greenwave.htm
August 29 - chemical tanker BUNGA MELATI 5 was hijacked 13:11N 046:38E at around 14:00 hrs yesterday approximately 14 Nautical Miles off the Coast of Yemen. This location is in the central Gulf of Aden approximately 135 Nautical Miles farther to the west from previous hijack locations indicating an increased operating area for piracy in the Gulf of Aden. m/t BUNGA MELATI 5 – grt 22116, built 1999, flag Malaysia, owner MISC BHD. This is the second tanker of MISC BHD, captured by Somali pirates.
August 21 – early in the morning pirates highjacked two vessels, in less than one hour.
Iranian balker IRAN DEYANAT was fired upon, boarded and highjacked. m/v IRAN DEYANAT – grt 44468, built 1983, Iran flagged, owner IRISL, crew 29, cargo ore, en-route to Europe. Rumours are, there were some arms as cargo on board.
Soon after was highjacked another vessel, tanker Irene – 7373 grt, built 2000, flag Panama, manager KOYO KAIUN CO LTD-TOKYO Japan. En-route France – Kandla, India. Crew 19, master and chief engineer Russians, one Croatia citizen, 15 Philippinese citizen.
Later that day, around 20.00 LT, another vessel highjacked, this time general cargo vessel BBC Trinidad, dwt 9775, built 2006, flag Antigua, crew 13 – master Slovenia citizen, chief engineer, 2-nd engineer and 2-nd officer Russian citizen, 9 Philippinese citizen.
August 19 – pirates highjacked chemical tanker Bunga Melati Dua, dwt 22254, built 1997, flag Malaysia, owner MISC BHD. Cargo palm oil, en-route Indonesia-Yemen, crew 20 plus, all Malaysia citizen.
August 10 – pirates highjacked Thai general cargo m/v Thor star, 10572 grt, built 1985, flag Thailand, manager THORESEN & CO BANGKOK LTD. With logs load, vessel was en-route SEA – Europe, crew 28, all Thailand citizen.
August 10 – pirates highjacked tug Yenaoga Ocean, owner SL Integrated Services, en-route Dubai – Mogadishu, no data on the vessel or crew.
July 20 – pirates highjacked balker Stella Maris dwt 52454, built 2007, flag Panama, manager MMS CO LTD Japan, cargo lead-zink ore, crew 20, Philippines.
Pics of all highjacked vessels
Updated Pics of all highjacked vessels on 22 Sep
