Golden Wave: South Korea says boat illegal

Golden Wave, with two Koreans, two Chinese and 39 Kenyans [39 Kenyans ?] aboard, a source based in Kenya reported, hijacked by pirates while fishing in waters about 10 miles off Lamu, Kenya, in the Indian Ocean.

Now it is reported that it was forced to help the pirates hijack other vessels in November and December because no ransom had been paid for their release.

According to an alert by the NATO Shipping Center (NSC), part of the Allied Maritime Command Headquarters Northwood, it and two other hijacked vessels “have left the anchorage and are assessed to be used by pirates as motherships.” Kim Dae-geun, it is said, was infected with malaria recently and was allowed to halt his forced assistance to the pirates.

In South Korea, it is considered an illegal fishing boat because it is registered as a local trawler and did not receive government approval for fishing in foreign deep seas. Owner Kim Dae-geun already took out a 100 million won ($89,405) loan from the government by using the ship as collateral. compare
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African Eagle: bulker uses electric shock fencing

AFRICAN EAGLE was fired upon by a skiff, approximately 30 nautical miles from Mombasa Kenya. The barbed wires and electrical fencings installed on the vessel prevented the pirates from boarding the Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier on 16 November 2010.
Ship Name: AFRICAN EAGLE
IMO: 9257046
MMSI: 311249000
Callsign: C6S2065
Flag: Bahamas

Category: Cargo
Beam: 27
Length: 178
Draught: 9.9

MUR Shipping Holdings B.V.(Netherlands) is the shipping division of a joint venture company between Mittal Steel South Africa and Macsteel International Holdings BV
MACSTEEL GROUP
The Macsteel Group is a global steel trading and distribution organization which employs over 7,000 people in 30 countries worldwide with annual sales exceeding USD 5 billion.
MITTAL STEEL
Mittal Steel South Africa Limited is the largest steel producer in South Africa producing 6 million tons of crude steel and exporting approximately 2 million tons worldwide from its four steelworks.

MUR SHIPPING
MUR’s shipping activities encompass the movement of approximately 25 million tonnes of cargo per annum worldwide.

This is managed through the control of between 90 to 130 vessels either on time charter or through ownership. These vessels range from 17000mt to 70000mt and include sophisticated tweendeckers, open hatch box shaped bulk carriers, craned self-discharging Handymax and Panamax vessels.

MUR’s activities are built on solid client relationships offering customized freight solutions for their various requirements. This is achieved through dedicated trade routes, usage of derivatives, control of port operations and use of specialized vessels.
The activities in the liner and breakbulk trades ensure regular sailings on numerous trade routes that shippers can rely on to move their cargoes.

MUR has over 20 regular trade routes which involve up to 50 monthly sailings and presently through the control of specialized vessels MUR offers the capability to carry project cargoes and a number of specialized shipments including pipes, industrial equipment, steel mills and hazardous cargoes.

Logistical capabilities have been developed through internal and external sources including the outsourcing of special skills where required. The aim is to add value and offer solutions to customers’ logistic chains

Metcon (Container Division)
Metcon was established to meet some of the container requirements of its shareholders. The division has fast established itself as a major provider of container freighting, clearing and forwarding expertise to the South African and international freight industry.

Southern Chartering
Southern Chartering, a Black Economic Empowerment joint venture of MUR, based in South Africa, brings to the group extensive experience in the mineral and alloy trades from Africa.

Golden Wave: hijacked. Really?

Golden Wave ex-"Keummi 305," 241-ton trawler with two South Koreans, two Chinese and 39 Kenyans aboard, was hijacked on Oct. 9 by the pirates while crab fishing in waters about 10 miles off Lamu Archipelago, Kenya, near the Indian Ocean. 54-year-old captain is the president of Keummi Fishers based in the southern port city of Busan.
Company shut down its Busan office in 2007 due to financial problems, and Kim had been master of the ship for two years to save costs.

Corpse and pirates refused by Kenya

Mombasa, Nairobi, Kenya Kenyan Government officials have declined to accept three suspected Somali pirates and one corpse held by Italian Maestrale class frigate MM Scirocco (F573) at the port of Mombasa, on March 26 said a police source.

“The government has forced a temporary prohibit on pirates being brought into the country.” Coast Provincial Police Chief Leo Nyongesa told journalists. Our hands are tied since we have many pirates on trial in Kenya and we cannot accept more, he added.

Kenya is among two nations to have an agreement with Western naval powers for the arrest and prosecution of suspected pirates.

Italian Naval Warship MV Scirocco with the three suspected pirates and the dead man docked at the Port of Mombasa early on Thursday and is still at bay pending the government ruling on the matter.

Sources say that the Italian warship had interdicted the suspected pirates on the high seas.

The coast Police Chief also said that, “There is no way they shall allow the suspected pirates in our country for now, and this is a government directive and must be adhered to”.

On 24 March, the frigate Scirocco under the command of Commander Giachino Massimiliano rescued a small boat adrift about 170 miles off the coast of Kenya in the Indian Ocean.On board were found four people, three of which were in very poor health condition, with signs of severe dehydration and hunger and the fourth unfortunately already died.

. Despite the difficulty of communicating with the survivors due to the lack of an interpreter, it was possible to understand that remained adrift for a long time, perhaps more than a week. The unfortunates were subjected to first aid and transported to Mombasa (Kenya).

Film star Nicolas Cage has visited Somali pirates

Film star Nicolas Cage has visited a Kenyan prison holding suspected Somali pirates awaiting trial to highlight the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Inmates danced for the movie star and shook his hand as he toured the Shimo La Tewa prison in the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa. The biggest talent agencies have “foundations” to direct their companies’ considerable philanthropic efforts. It is their job to match their clients — actors, directors, musicians and athletes — with suitable causes in almost the same way that the old studios arranged marriages for stars. Whenever you see a film star in jeans and a baseball cap, patting the head of a skinny, ragged child in some dry, desperate village in Africa or Asia, the chances are that the actor’s journey began in one of the shiny offices in Los Angeles.

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)

Indian-flagged MT Prem Divya rescued by USN

Early February 12 morning, the Indian-flagged merchant ship MT Prem Divya sent a distress call reporting it had been fired on by a small craft, whose crew attempted to board. A helicopter from the USS Vella Gulf fired two warning shots, the suspects brought their boat to a stop, USN found weapons and took the nine-man crew into custody. Black Site

PREM DIVYA
IMO NUMBER
9138599
VESSEL TYPE
CRUDE OIL TANKER
HULL TYPE
DOUBLE HULL
GROSS TONNAGE
57.950 tons
SUMMER DWT
89.999 tons
BUILD
1998
BUILDER
DALIAN NEW SHIPYARD DALIAN - CHINA
FLAG
INDIA
MANAGER/OWNER
MERCATOR LINES MUMBAI - INDIA
INSURER
NORTH OF ENGLAND P&I U.K.


HISTORICAL INFO

FORMER NAMES
since 2007 Jan 11 SEAQUEEN
FORMER FLAGS
since 2006 May 04 GREECE

since 1998 Jun 13 LIBERIA

Marshall-flag Polaris rescued from Pirates by USN

On February 11, the U.S.navy said, the MV Polaris, Marshall Island flag, sent a distress call that seven men on a skiff had tried to force their way on board using a ladder. The Navy intercepted the skiff, found weapons and seized the suspects.

Vessel
POLARIS

DNV ID: 29964 IMO No: 9388235
Operational Status: In Operation Class Relation: Not in DNV Class


Overview

Status

SummaryDimensions Classification Registry Hull Summary Machinery Summary Yard Owner


Flag: Marshall Islands Signal Letters: V7PE5
Port: MAJURO

Owner: Annamar Navigation Inc. GT (ITC 69): 8,542
(10031248) NT (ITC 69): 4,117
Manager: OSM Ship Management AS DWT: 13,091
(180002) (LRF / Company identification no: 1155822)
DocHolder: OSM Ship Management AS
(180002) (LRF / Company identification no: 1155822)
Yard: SEKWANG Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd. (110721) Year of Build: 2009
Type: 106 - Tanker for Chemicals & Oil Products

Class Notation:

Polaris 9388235 2009 13,091 128.60 14,084 20.40 8.71 DH V7PE5
Design Draught9.12m
Scantling Draught (Maximum to Which Vessel is Loaded)9.50m
Displacement at Design Draught

Polaris is a 13000 tdw chemical and product tanker registered in the Marshall Islands.

Her length overall is 128m with a draft of 8,7m. She is sister of Commencement tanker. Both are owned by Primera from Greece.

Polaris was officially handed over to OSM Ship Management AS on the 12th of January 2009 at SEKWANG Heavy Industries in Ulsan-Korea.

She has a compliment of 18 crew onboard and her first cargo, Molasses, will be loaded in Bankok 25th of January, disport will most probably be in Europe.

Sirius Star sees pirate big fishes

The pirate big fishes left Harardhere on Thursday afternoon to the Sirius Star ship to get the ransom money and to set free the ship. The money had been paid in Kenya and reached the Somali pirates on a boat from Mombassa, Kenya.