ex-ArcticSea, Chariot: alleged arms ships along side

Shelley Express Info Received: 0d 15h 47min ago at 3:20pm February 14(GMT) now on AIS
Chariot info Received: 4d 13h 56min ago at 3:22pmf February 14(GMT)now off AIS
2012-02-07 10:40 Chariot now docked in Port Said, to AIS at 2012-02-10. Shelley Express still off the air.
Shelley Express, ex-Arctic Sea, and Chariot, both alleged russian-controlled ships allegedly arms carriers in the past, were outside Port Said, Egypt, February 7 or were before they went off AIS within ten minutes of each other.

SHELLEY EXPRESS IMO: 8912792, Latitude / Longitude: 31.34497° / 32.29851° Info Received: 1d 5h 28min ago at 3:07pm Tuesday (GMT) back

CHARIOT IMO: 8302882, Latitude / Longitude: 31.35667° / 32.323° Info Received: 1d 5h 39min ago at 3:11pm Tuesday (GMT) back

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, current head of the Gulf Cooperation Council, announced that the GCC states have decided to withdraw all their ambassadors from Syria and also demand that all ambassadors of the Syrian regime in its lands leave immediately," said the six-member council, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

ROSALIA D’AMATO: Giuseppe D'Amato's bulker

ROSALIA D’AMATO Bulk Carrier , 74,500 dwt, Italian flagged to Bandar Imam Khomeini (Iran) from Paranagua (Brazil) hijacked approximately 350NM South East of Salalah, Oman, in the Indian Ocean on 21 April.

It was attacked by a single skiff. Coalition warships had communications with the vessel and were told: ‘pirates onboard stay away’.


Officials with Perseveranza, the company that owns the ship, say they have been in contact with the ship's captain and report that all crew members are well.

Attacked and seized by pirates last night, right in the Arabian Sea, the Italian ship "Rosalia D'Amato." The bulk carrier is part owner Angelo D'Amato, owner of "Perseverance Navigation" and nephew of the owner of "Brothers D'Amato." . A crew of 22 aboard, including 6 Italians.Two are in Sicily, including the commander Orazio Lanza, three bells, two of Ischia, one of Vico Equense, and the first officer of Meta di Sorrento native who lives in Belgium.. The facts, as you can rebuild, occurred around 4 am, Italian time, when the boat - playing live in Brazil and Iran - was in the Arabian Sea about 400 miles off the coast of Oman. Two small boats approached on board with the pirates who have seized the Italian ship. . Everything would be done without firing with no consequences for the crew. [rough translation from Google]

In a prudent commercial management, all the owned vessels are
time chartered for long periods to important Italian and International Groups.

The Bulk carriers are chartered to Cosco , Armada Group , Cargill , North China Shipping, and others primary operators.



Giuseppe D'Amato | The President

· Perseveranza SpA is a Company owned by Giuseppe D'Amato.

Giuseppe D'Amato is the leader of a family of Shipowners that since four
generations is present in the world shipping community .

Giuseppe D'Amato is unanimously recognized as one of the most prestigious
entrepreneurs in the Italian Shipowners community.

He has been Vice President of Confitarma, the Italian Shipowners
Association, for six years; he has been Board Member of the Banca di Credito
Popolare di Torre del Greco, the biggest independent regional bank in
Southern Italy; he has been Board Member of UMS Generali Marine SpA, the
biggest Italian Insurance Company specialised in Maritime Hull and Machinery
Risks, that today is a branch of Assicurazioni Generali for transportation; he has just been awarded an honorary degree in Shipping Business at the
"Università Parthenope" in Naples.

Pohjanmaa: Finns nab pirate support ship

The minelayer Pohjanmaa, the flagship of the Finnish Navy, has apparently captured a support vessel containing suspected pirates.
The seizure of the vessel took place early on Wednesday morning, some 500 kilometres south-east from Salalah in Oman.
The suspected pirates were aboard a vessel that was towing two smaller boats behind it.
The vessel attempted to escape, at which point the Pohjanmaa fired a volley of warning shots to deter the crew.
The vessel was found to contain eighteen persons believed to be pirates.
A detachment from the Pohjanmaa found material on the captured vessel that is in keeping with that used in piracy on the high seas. Other items had apparently been thrown overboard during the initial chase. No information was given of what particular objects were discovered, but it is thought likely they were weapons. The minelayer remains on station, attempting to determine the nature of the crew-members.
[photo] Units from the FNS Pohjanmaa carrying out inspection of a suspicious craft in February.

Hoang Son Sun: Hoàng Sơn bulker

1984 bulk carrier hijacked approximately 520 nm SE of Muscat, Oman.

8323862 HOANG SON SUN JVBF4 Bulker 22835 1984 Mongolia
Hoàng Sơn


Hoang Son Co Ltd (Haiphong Ofiice) Ship Manager & Owner
Address : 102, Tran Hung Dao boundary, Haiphong, Vietnam
Telephone : (84) 31 769433
Facsimile : (84) 31 979277


Any vessel used in navigation, including non-propelled vessels, fishing vessels and pleasure yachts may be registered under the Mongolia flag. A ship may be registered under any of the following registration types:

1. Normal Registration
(a) Provisional Registration (can be completed using faxed documents);
(b) Permanent Registration (when all registration requirements are fulfilled);
2. Short Term Registration valid for a maximum of 3 months (for delivery voyages or registration of title)
3. Bareboat Charter Registration
4. Mortgage Registration

CPO China: Australian Marines board tanker

Jan. 4: Australian forces from the frigate HMAS Melbourne board the British-flagged tanker CPO China in the Arabian Sea, approximately 365 nautical miles southeast of Salalah in Oman after responding to a distress call. earlier

VOC Daisy: Ransom paid by Greek Security

Panama-flagged VOC DAISY released from Garacad from under pirate control is on its way to Salalah in Oman, said JP Samartzis Maritime Enterprises's CEO George Shinitis. The Geared bulker has been free since at least Saturday following the delivery of a ransom "by a vessel believed to belong to a Greek security company operating in the area with two ships." more read

Maybe London-based Aegis Maritime Services?

M. Star: 23 m.-wide dent 16 m. BELOW waterline

MT M. Star entered Tokyo Bay Aug. 24. The mysterious impact left one 11-meter-wide, one-meter-deep dent in the aft starboard hull about six meters above the waterline, and another 23-meter-wide dent about 16 meters below the waterline, and damage to the ship's mess. more here

M. Star: genie is out of the bottle?

Spencer Ackerman as attackerman at firedoglake

The attack on the M Star was poorly executed, without powerful or sophisticated enough explosive to breech the hull or even sink the ship. But I wonder if now this genie is out of the bottle. With better funding and an experienced bomb-maker, as they used against the USS Cole in 2000 and the Limburg in 2002, the outcome might have been much more serious – a massive spill, or even a sunken supertanker in the Strait. Shipping is a very soft target, impossible to defend, and the western economy is very sensitive to increases in the price of crude oil. The Persian Gulf, especially the Strait of Hormuz is a natural choke point, through which something on the order of a quarter of the world’s crude oil is shipped. If last week’s attack had caused a major spill or actually sunk the M Star, the price of oil would have to go up as shipping out of the Gulf would be slowed, reduced and insurance costs would skyrocket. An extended campaign that could have the effect of driving up the cost of oil at a time when the US and Europe are struggling with fragile, damaged economies would be disastrous, even if operationally it met with little success.

Rising Sun: rescuers McFaul and Al Sharquiyah

Near Salalah, Oman, two visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) teams deployed in rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIB), after pirates agreed to a compliant boarding the dhow, took control of the Faize Osamani with 10 suspected pirates and rescued eight crew members . The suspected pirates were transferred to the destroyer Carney until they can be transferred to a state willing to accept the pirates for prosecution.

Marshall-Islands flag tanker Rising Sun, IMO .8607816, broadcast that pirates were firing small arms and rocket-propelled grenades. USS McFaul (DDG-74), joined by Omani warship Al Sharquiyah (B 11), responded. The tanker has arrived and its destination, Kandla Gulf of Kutch.

TALCA: US Navy shadowing hijacked reefer

Cleveland LPD-7
Currently being shadowed by a US warship, Bermuda-registered cargo ship, the Talca, was hijacked off the coast of Oman while transporting citrus fruit from Egypt to Iran.

Bermuda Premier Brown said : "There are 22 persons on board. The Managers based in London had brief contact with the Chief Engineer by telephone who confirmed there were pirates on board but that the crew was safe.

"At present the vessel is currently being shadowed by a US warship."

Maltese-flagged Ariana crew replaced

The Ariana ship crew, released from the pirate captivity, went ashore at the Oman port Salalah. Sailors arrived in the port who will replace the Ariana crew. The new crew came aboard the Ariana ship and accepted the ship,

Ariana: docking at Salalah Oman

The Ariana, freed by pirates after a ransom was paid, and which then sailed over 800 miles from its place of capture, anchored at a roadstead at the Omani port of Salalah on Jan. 3, 2010. Currently, the ship is undergoing permit registration procedures in order to enter the Omani port. Alloceans Shipping Co Ltd (Greece) ,the company operating the vessel had paid a ransom of $2.8 million. Lomar, a subsidiary of the Libra Group, recently announced the acquisition of 26 modern ships belonging to Allocean, The purchase of the shares of Allocean Ltd and the Allocean Charters group of companies, both subsidiaries of Allco Finance Group, which entered administration and receivership in November last year. Based in New York, George Logothetis, age 34, has principal executive responsibility for the Libra Group. Lomar Shipping is the Logothetis family's London based shipping company. Alloceans Shipping Co Ltd was incorporated as a private limited company in Panama in 1971. Ariana is a Maltese-flagged ship.

Antigua and Barbuda-flagged MV CHARELLE released

The small containership Charelle, hijacked on June 12 by Somali pirates near Oman in June, has been released. The ship was carrying mostly empty containers when it was seized. MV CHARELLE was been sea-jacked by eight pirates around 60 nautical miles south of Sur on the Omani coast. This was the first recorded attack in the waters of the Sultanate of Oman. The German company has as registered owner her subsidiary TARMSTEDT INTERNATIONAL LTD in Samoa (Apia) listed, while TRADEX MARINE LTD of New Zealand are the managers. The 1985 built vessel is insured with the Ship Owners' Mutual P&I Association of Luxembourg. The crew of the vessel is not covered by an ITF agreement.


The crew of 10 aboard the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship, including seven Sri Lankans and three Filipinos, were also freed. "It started sailing towards safe waters around an hour ago. The gunmen have left it to the crew. A ransom was paid out.

Samoan vessel seized by pirates off Oman

TARMSTEDT INTERNATIONAL LTD of Samoa (Apia) has had a vessel seized by Somali pirates. Samoa is now the fastest growing offshore center in the South Pacific. A very business-friendly government seeks to stoke the engines of economic growth. Complete anonymity of owners is guaranteed by law. There is not a public register which makes finding the owner of a Samoan corporation very difficult, indeed. Thus, the Samoan company offers substantial privacy of ownership. Bearer shares are available.

MV CHARELLE has been sea-jacked off the coast of the Gulf Arab state of Oman. The small cargo ship with a gross tonnage of 2,800, owned by Tarmstedt International, was attacked on Friday afternoon around 60 nautical miles south of Sur on the Omani coast. This is the first recorded attack in the waters of the Sultanate of Oman. The German company has as registered owner her subsidiary TARMSTEDT INTERNATIONAL LTD in Samoa listed, while TRADEX MARINE LTD of New Zealand are the managers. The 1985 built vessel is insured with the Ship Owners' Mutual P&I Association of Luxembourg. The crew of the vessel is not covered by an ITF agreement and the crew of 9 usually comprises of seamen from Fiji, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.


CHARELLE

Vessel's Details:
Ship Type: Cargo
Year Built: 1985
Length x Breadth: 86 m X 22 m
DeadWeight: 2980 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 11.2 / 10 knots
Flag: Antigua Barbuda [AG]
Call Sign: V2RX
IMO: 8506452, MMSI: 304010427


Voyage Related Info (Last Received):
Draught: 4.2 m
Destination: HAMARIYA,UAE
ETA: 2009-05-29 06:00
Info Received: 2009-05-31 22:28 (12d, 13h 49min 59s ago)