Despite a significantly stepped up naval presence in the region, yet another ship was hijacked on Friday at 1240 GMT in the Gulf of Aden.Denmark's Clipper Projects, operators of M.V. CEC Future, today reported that an emergency alarm had been activated on board the vessel and that it had been boarded by an unknown number of persons. The boarding was confirmed by a coalition aircraft.According to a short statement from the Master, the 13 crew members (mainly Russian) were unharmed and the vessel was being directed towards the northern shore of Somalia.In a second statement today, Clipper Projects said there had been no contact with the hijackers.Clipper said the crew consisted of 11 Russian citizens, a Georgian and an Estonian and that, according to reports from the area, the vessel was sailing close to the Somalian northern shore."As piracy is part of trading today, Clipper crew is instructed on how to react if the vessel is hijacked," said the statement. "It has to be remembered that in the vast majority of hijacking cases the crew will be released unhurt after some time."Clipper said it is in close communication with the relevant authorities to ensure the safety of the crew and to establish contact to the hijackers.M.V. CEC Future is a general cargo vessel of 4,980 GT, built in 1994 in Arhus and is flying Bahamian flag. The vessel is technically operated by Clipper Project Ship Management in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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11 November 2008
Clipper Group Ship Hijacked in Gulf of Aden
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Despite a significantly stepped up naval presence in the region, yet another ship was hijacked on Friday at 1240 GMT in the Gulf of Aden.Denmark's Clipper Projects, operators of M.V. CEC Future, today reported that an emergency alarm had been activated on board the vessel and that it had been boarded by an unknown number of persons. The boarding was confirmed by a coalition aircraft.According to a short statement from the Master, the 13 crew members (mainly Russian) were unharmed and the vessel was being directed towards the northern shore of Somalia.In a second statement today, Clipper Projects said there had been no contact with the hijackers.Clipper said the crew consisted of 11 Russian citizens, a Georgian and an Estonian and that, according to reports from the area, the vessel was sailing close to the Somalian northern shore."As piracy is part of trading today, Clipper crew is instructed on how to react if the vessel is hijacked," said the statement. "It has to be remembered that in the vast majority of hijacking cases the crew will be released unhurt after some time."Clipper said it is in close communication with the relevant authorities to ensure the safety of the crew and to establish contact to the hijackers.M.V. CEC Future is a general cargo vessel of 4,980 GT, built in 1994 in Arhus and is flying Bahamian flag. The vessel is technically operated by Clipper Project Ship Management in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Despite a significantly stepped up naval presence in the region, yet another ship was hijacked on Friday at 1240 GMT in the Gulf of Aden.Denmark's Clipper Projects, operators of M.V. CEC Future, today reported that an emergency alarm had been activated on board the vessel and that it had been boarded by an unknown number of persons. The boarding was confirmed by a coalition aircraft.According to a short statement from the Master, the 13 crew members (mainly Russian) were unharmed and the vessel was being directed towards the northern shore of Somalia.In a second statement today, Clipper Projects said there had been no contact with the hijackers.Clipper said the crew consisted of 11 Russian citizens, a Georgian and an Estonian and that, according to reports from the area, the vessel was sailing close to the Somalian northern shore."As piracy is part of trading today, Clipper crew is instructed on how to react if the vessel is hijacked," said the statement. "It has to be remembered that in the vast majority of hijacking cases the crew will be released unhurt after some time."Clipper said it is in close communication with the relevant authorities to ensure the safety of the crew and to establish contact to the hijackers.M.V. CEC Future is a general cargo vessel of 4,980 GT, built in 1994 in Arhus and is flying Bahamian flag. The vessel is technically operated by Clipper Project Ship Management in Copenhagen, Denmark.
No let-up in piracy attacks off the coast of Somalia
| No let-up in piracy attacks off the coast of Somalia |
| Written by Miano Kihu | |
 People gather near a rescued Spanish boat at Port Victoria after it was released off Somalia where it had been captured by pirates last year. The vessel which flies a Bahamas flag has 13 crew on board comprising eight Russians, four Estonians and one Georgian. Reports reaching Mombasa say the vessel was hijacked within the Gulf of Aden while on its way from Middle East to Asia. The incident brings to 11 the number of vessels in the hands of the pirates including the Mv Faina, the Rusian vessel taken captive by the pirates six weeks ago while transporting military equipment to Mombasa. The International Maritime Bureau said last week that about 60 out of the 200 piracy incidents recorded worldwide this year occurred in the waters off war- ravaged Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden. This compares with 36 attacks blamed on Somali pirates out of 198 global attacks reported in 2007. |
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