Klos C at Eilat after Israeli arrest for arms smuggling

An Israeli Navy boat escorts the Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel Klos C into the Israeli port of Eilat on Saturday after seizing it in the Red Sea on Wednesday, March 8, 2014.

 Name: Klos C IMO: 8918710

Flag: Panama MMSI: 373773000

 Callsign: 3FWB8

Former name(s): - Klostertal (Until 2012 Jul) - Otztal (Until 1996 Jul)

Technical Data Vessel type: General Cargo Gross tonnage: 5,624 tons Summer DWT: 6,985 tons Length: 110 m Beam: 18 m Draught: 5.3 m Additional Information Class society: Germanischer Lloyd Build year: 1996 Builder (*): Severnaya Verf St.petersburg, Russia


Owner: Whitesea Shipping &Trading

Marshall Islands

Manager: Whitesea Shipping &Trading Marshall Islands

the Turkish protest ship Mavi Marmara 

 [January 23 2011]







A 300-page reported released Sunday by Israeli government-appointed commission said the the soldiers' use of lethal force "were found to be legal pursuant to the rules of international law."

The commission, headed by a retired Supreme Court justice, included four Israeli members and two international observers — David Trimble, a Nobel peace laureate from Northern Ireland, and Brig. Gen. Ken Watkin, Canada's former chief military prosecutor. All signed off on the conclusions. aeli naval commandos killed nine activists aboard the Turkish protest ship Mavi Marmara on May 31 after passengers resisted the takeover of the vessel in international waters.

Diver: ransomed, released

Dover released bulker after payment of 3.8 million in ranson, by helicopter they say

earlier

Orna: geared bulker

Pirates fired small arms and rocket propelled grenades from two attack skiffs, and at least four boarded geared bulk cargo vessel Orna IMO 8312162, dwt 27915, built 1984, flag Panama. Registered owner Sirago Shipmanagement Co.[Panama] >> Swedish Management Co.S.A., Dubai United Arab Emirates at about 1200 UTC in 01 46S 060 32E. Orna was enroute Durban South Africa - Zhangzhou approximately 400 nautical miles North East of the Seychelles.

Ship Name: ORNA
IMO: 8312162
MMSI: 370741000
Callsign: H9QV

Category: Cargo
Beam: 23
Length: 178
Draught: 11

Rhea: 26-year old, Panamanian-flagged, refloated

A salvage team finally managed to refloat the cargo ship that ran aground and settled in shallow water on the Rinconcillo Beach after dragging anchor in strong winds near the city of Algeciras, Spain. A line broke in the first high-tide attempt to float the ship, and operations were put on pause as the tide lowered. The 26-year old ship had stopped at an anchorage off the port to take on water and was empty at the time of the incident.
Panamanian-flagged Rhea is managed by Athens-based Blue Ocean Maritime and owned by Aliente Trading, which shares the same address.

Navios Apollon: hijacked mid-transfer?

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. announced the sale to Navios Maritime Partners L.P on 10/28/2009. Navios Holdings intends to use the proceeds from the sale of this vessel for operating purposes, such as repayment of indebtedness or reinvestment in vessels. The buzz expects the company to negotiate a safe release of the vessel and crew and for any damages and losses to be covered by insurance. Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. agreed to sell the now hijacked Panama-flag Navios Apollon, a 2000 built Ultra-Handymax vessel with a capacity of 52,073 dwt to Navios Maritime Partners L.P. for $32.0 million in cash. Navios Apollon has been chartered out at a net rate of $23,700 per day for the remaining period of three years expiring in November 2012. Was The vessel delivered to Navios Partners at the time of its Annual General Meeting, Dec 16, 2009?

NAVIOS APOLLON: Panamanian bulker hijacked

Ms. Angeliki Frangou, chairman and Chief Executive of Navios Maritime Holdings




NAVIOS APOLLON IMO:9211145
Kleimar N V
Navios Shipmanagement Inc

NAVIOS Maritime Holdings has confirmed that its 52,068 dwt bulk carrier Navios Apollon was attacked 800 miles off the coast of Somalia on Monday.
Navios in Greece lost contact with the Panamanian-flagged vessel, owned by Navios Maritime Partners, and the last contact from the ship was a report that armed men were boarding the vessel.

Red Sea Spirit: Panamanian-flag cement carrier

Pirates hijacked a Panamanian-flag cement carrier on Thursday in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, a Kenyan maritime official said on November 22. However, a Greek merchant marine ministry spokesman said the managers of the ship, Sekur Holdings, did not confirm the incident. Sekur Holdings were not available for comment.


Red Sea Spirit imo 7718888
Flag Panama Flag
Class DNV
Built 1978 Japan
Converted 1999 in Turkey
Tonnage Deadweight (DWT) 17,500 Mt.
Gross 11,968 Mt.
Net 6,354 Mt.
Principal Dimension L.O.A. 146.0 m
Beam 23.30 m
Air Draft from Keel 44.80 m
Draft 9.44 m

Owner: Carson Shipping Inc.:Carson Shipping was originally established by Norwegian and U.S. interests for the purpose of bareboat chartering the vessel M/V "Red Sea Spirit" through a financial arrangement with a purchase option.

The vessel dry docked in Turkey in 1999 where she was converted into a cement terminal capable of discharging cement from feeder vessels, as well as discharging cement to shore either mechanically in bulk, pneumatically, or in bagged form.

Master shot dead: Pirates scared away by rescue

MV Barwaaqo attacked in Mogadishu, Somalia: "We send police when commercial ships draw near the port but the pirates were already on board and opened fire injuring one policeman but were eventually scared away by a rescue effort."

Panama-flag tanker NIPAYIA released

Somali pirates have released a single hull chemical/oil tanker owned by Delair Maritime of Liberia. Panama-flagged ship was hijacked March 25 off Somalia's southern coast.
NIPAYIA

IMO NUMBER 9162069
VESSEL TYPE CHEMICAL/OIL TANKER
HULL TYPE SINGLE HULL
GROSS TONNAGE 5.357 tons
SUMMER DWT 8.742 tons
BUILD 1997 BUILDER USUKI SHIPYARD USUKI - JAPAN
FLAG PANAMA
MANAGER LOTUS SHIPPING ATHENS - GREECE
OWNER DELAIR MARITIME LIBERIA
INSURER UK P&I CLUB U.K.

since 2002 Feb 18 GOLDEN DIANE

Panama-flag Malaspina Castle and the helicopter

"We got a $2 million ransom for the release of the Panamanian-flag ship, a helicopter brought the money." Pirate Mohamed Saleh, from the Somali coastal village of Eyl

Panamanian-flag Malaspina Castle released

IMO Number: 7915967
MMSI Number: 372574000
Country: Panama
Callsign: 3EJN8
Length: 183.0m
Beam: 28.0m


FORMER NAMES since 2005 Jan 21 ADVENTURE
FORMER FLAGS since 2005 Feb 04 GREECE since 1994 Feb 01 LIBERIA

BNAVI MARINA DI CARRARA - ITALY
(Vittorio Bogazzi & Figli SpA)

The 30,000-ton ship was hijacked on April 6. The crew included 16 sailors from Bulgaria, four Filipinos, two Ukrainians, a Russian and an Indian.. Officials said all of the crew members appear to be in good health.

6.9 knots Panamanian vessel hijacked in Gulf of Aden

The Malaspina Castle, was hijacked April 6 in the Gulf of Aden, carrying iron and had 24 people on board from Bulgaria, the Philippines, Russia and Ukraine.

MALASPINA CASTLE
former ADVENTURE / VENTURE STAR
Vessel's Details:
Ship Type: Cargo
Year Built: 1981
Length x Breadth: 183m X 28m
DeadWeight: 32587 MT
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 8.2 / 6.9 knots
Flag: Panama [PA]
since 2005 Feb 04 GREECE
since 1994 Feb 01 LIBERIA
Call Sign: 3EJN8
IMO: 7915967, MMSI: 372574000

Panamanian-flag chemical carrier hijacked

The Chemstar Venus was seized by pirates on 16 November 08 off Somalia.


The vessel is operated by Japan’s Kaiun Kaisha, classed by ClassNK and insured through the Japan Shipowners’ Protection and Indemnity Association.

Japan’s foreign ministry confirmed the Panama-flagged vessel, which was on a voyage from Dumai, Indonesia to the Ukraine,
Name: Chemstar Venus
MMSI: 357280000 [PA]
IMO: 9185841
Callsign: 3FEX9
Speed/Dir: 12.5 kts / 253° WSW
Status: Underway
Dest:
ETA:
Type: Tanker Haz A (81)
Details: Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Size: 148m x 24m x 9.4m
Tonnage: 11951gt, 19455dwt
Built: Feb 1999

british private security guards have repulsed a Somali pirate attack on an unidentified chemical tanker, using equipment billed as the sonic equivalent of a laser, according to the principal of a company that specialises in such services, some say.