Panama-flag Powerful: Pirates tried in Kenya Court

Gkiolmas Christos, master of Panama-registered ship, the MV Powerful, testified against Said Mohamed Ahmed, Abdinasir Mohamed Said, Amin Osman Said, Ahmed Mohamed Omar, Feysal Ahmed Farah, Farah Said Yusuf, Hussein Mohamud Ismail and Abdi Hamud Kassim, alleged to have attempted to hijack the MV Powerful in November last year jointly with others not before senior principal magistrate Lillian Mutende in the Mombasa, Kenya court. February 18 2009
Powerful
IMO Number: 9074688
Speed - 14.0 Knots
Call Sign: 3EAT7
Ship manager MARYVILLE MARITIME INC
Ex Names - HAI JI

The technical management of our fleet is undertaken by Maryville Maritime Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. Maryville Manila Inc. was established in December 1995, and is the exclusive manning- crewing agent for the Company. It consists of 15 employees in total, all managed by a very experienced Greek Port Captain.

Flag: Panama
Builder:Country: Japan
Company: Hitachi
Year: 1994
Type: Bulk carrier
Sequence: M2KF
Hull Form: H
Tonnage:
Gross Tonnage: 38,077 tons
Deadweight: 71,756 tonnes
Dimensions:
Panamax
223.70×32.20 (mb)×13.46m (733.92×105.64×44.16ft)

Where in shallow waters is Sirius Star?

NYANGUMI II
The Sirius Star's captain, Marek Nishky, was allowed to speak to the BBC by telephone although under the scrutiny of one or more of his captors. He said that the ship was "basically" in the same location, but do not ask me such questions. There are also conflicting claims concerning the ship’s location, moved because militant Islamists have objected to the pirates taking a vessel owned by a Muslim nation.

Bloomberg claims that the vessel had already been moved from its former position near Haradhere, north of Mogadishu, while Agence France Presse said it is preparing to move. It is unclear where else the vessel might be positioned in Somalia’s shallow coastal waters.

The Islamic Courts Union claims control of Somalia against Ethiopian irregulars financed by the U.S.

Somalia Islamic Courts Union backs Sirius Star

Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi Arabian supertanker moved the vessel from its location at the port city of Harardhere, after Islamist militias threatened to attack them and rescue the ship, a tribal elder said.

The Islamic Courts Union warned the pirates who hijacked a Saudi Arabian supertanker to leave Harardhere, Ali Elmi, a local elder in the town, said. The tanker was taken out to sea and its destination isn’t clear. Al-Shabaab, a separate Islamist group, also said it would attack the pirates if they don’t free the ship.