Susan K: AG-flagged Ostfriesland ship hijacked

3,642 gt SUSAN K, IMO 9344370, Antigua & Barbuda flagged, to Port Sudan (Sudan) from Mumbai (India) boarded by 10 pirates, hijacked 200 nm NE of Salalah, Oman; 35 nautical miles from the Omani coastline.although exact details of the attack are not known at this time. managed by Nimmrich & Prahm Bereederung of Leer, Ostfriesland. Exname is Sonja. Launch Name was Sonja. Call Sign V2CR8, IMO Number 9344370.


NIMMRICH & PRAHM BEREEDERUNG GMBH & CO. KG
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A tax-based partnership such as the KG in Germany, A Kommanditgesellschaft (abbreviated "KG") is the German name for a limited partnership business entity and is used in German, Austrian and some other European legal systems. In the KG there are general partners (Komplementär) with unlimited liability and limited partners (Kommanditisten) whose liability is restricted to their fixed contributions to the partnership. Although a partnership itself is not a legal entity, it may acquire rights and incur liabilities, acquire title to real estate and sue or be sued.

Tien Hau: grab-fitted small handysize escapes

China Maritime Search and Rescue Center (MSA) said Feb. 6 that the ship has never been hijacked, and is now sailing safely with escort of the Chinese anti-piracy navy fleet.

Tien Hau, which was registered in Hong Kong, China, had been followed by a suspicious boat for a while, but it was never attacked or hijacked.
Earlier, Yemeni Interior Ministry had said the ship was hijacked by pirates some 20 kilometers off the Yemeni island of Al-Tair off the city port of al-Hudaida, and was heading to Somali coast.

Related:
SANAA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Somali pirates hijacked a ship off Yemen's western city port of al-Hudaida in the Red Sea, Chinese military attache to Yemen confirmed
The Chinese military confirmed that the ship, which was registered in Hong Kong, China, had been hijacked by the Somali pirates off the Yemeni coast
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9143312 TIEN HAU VRYK3 General Cargo Ship 18299 1996 Hong Kong

Ship Name: TIEN HAU
IMO: 9143312
MMSI: 477278000
Callsign: VRYK3
Flag: Hong Kong
Ocean View Shipping Limited, Hong Kong


Fenwick Shipping Services Ltd. is a bulk cargo shipping company operating out of Hong Kong with a fleet of five modern dry bulk carriers concentrating on the Asia and Oceania region.

First established in 1973 as Wheelock Marine Chartering, the company’s name was changed to Fenwick Shipping Services Ltd. in 1985 and now has representative offices in Sydney, Australia and Pune, India.

Fenwick Shipping Services Ltd was established in Hong Kong in 1972. It is capitalised at HK$5,000,000. Its two shareholders, Antony L Marden and Oistein H Thorsen, both have over 20 years shipping experience. The company is a shipping agent acting on behalf of principals as chartering and sale and purchase brokers. It offers technical and commercial management as well as extensive consultancy services in shipping related fields. The company's market orientation concentrates on modern grabfitted small handysize dry bulk carriers in the Asia/Oceania region.
The company has close relationship with National Marine Corporation of the Philippines andBlantica Shipping in Indonesia which enables it to provide a comprehevsive service to customers who wish to trade in these countries.

Name M.V. 'Tien Hau'
Delivery 31 January 1996
Port of Registry Hong Kong
Owner Ocean View Shipping Limited, Hong Kong
Official No. HK-0985
Call Sign VRYK3
Inmarsat Telex 447727810
Radio Telex (MMSI) 477278000
Builder Chng Ku Marine Industrial Co. Ltd.
Hull CKS- 1089
Class NK NS* MNS*
Tonnage Net 6,091
Gross 11,478
Deadweight 18,299 tons at 9.065 M
LOA/LBP/B/D 145.0 M / 133 M / 24.0 M / 12.8 M
TPC 28.85
No. of deck One
No. of Hold/Hatch 4H/4H
Hatch Size No.1 11.70 M x 12.60 M
No.2 18.15 M x 14.00 M
No.3 20.30 m x 14.00 M
No.4 16.80 M x 14.00 M
Hold Capacity Grain/Bale 22,695.1 m3 / 21,106.4 m3
No. 1 3,382.4 / 3,145.6
No. 2 6,230.9 / 5,794.7
No. 3 6,975.6 / 6,487.3
No. 4 6,106.2 / 5.678.8
Strength Tanktop 12.0 ton / m2
Deck 2.5 ton / m2
Hatch Cover 2.0 ton / m2
CO2 in Hold Fitted
Hold Ventilation Mechanical
Cranes 3 x 25 T SWL Kawasaki Electro-hydraulic
Grabs 2 x 6 cbm radio controlled grabs
Main Engine Ssangyong B & W 7S35MC
4,891 kw @ 160 rpm
Generator Engine Yanmar M200L-UN
2 x 400 kw @ 720 rpm
Boiler Miura composite vertical water tube boiler
Consumption at sea 13 knots at 17.0 mt/day IFO 180 cst
in port
idle 1.5 mt/day IFO + 1 mt /day IFO for boiler
wkg 2.8 mt/day IFO + 1 mt /day IFO for boiler
Tank Capacity full H.F.O. - 862 cbm B.W. - 4,433 cbm
M.D.O. - 125.86 cbm F.W. - 204 cbm
Trading Area World Wide
Insurance Hull Norwegian Hull Club
P & I Gard
IMO No. 9143312
Class No. 960427
No. of Officers/Crew 25

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Kythira: Melissanidis bunkering tanker escapes

Kerkyra


Mr. Dimitris Melissanidis, Aegean's Founder and Head of Corporate Development, rings the bell at the New York Stock Exchange marking the Company's one year anniversary listing.
SX-DGM, Embraer Legacy 600, Aegean Oil


KYTHIRA, bunkering tanker, based at Fujairah U.A.E. was more than 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 kilometres) East of Eyl, on the Somali coast when it encountered one attack skiff, which fired weapons and attempted to board the vessel twice on 30 November 2010. However, it increased speed and evaded the skiff

9417543 KYTHIRA Chemical/Oil Tanker 5500 2009 Liberia Aegean Bunkering Services

SAMHO DREAM: VLCC hijacked, Haradheere next

Samho Dream IMO Number 9235737 Flag: Marshall Islands, SAMHO SHIPPING CO.,LTD, 319,360 DWT ,VLCC Build.Dec.2002.
Supertanker was hijacked off Somalia on a voyage from from Iraq to Louisiana. The ship was now heading for Haradheere, the port and pirates' base at which many ships are held during ransom negotiations. MUTUAL UNDERWRITING, U.K.



ex- NEPTUNE, Liberia-flag
SELLERS DYNACOM. TANKERS MANAGEMENT. GREECE $136.50m
WORLD PROGRESS since 2004 Feb 04 sold ORIENTAL SHIPPING LIMITED

anti-piracy: piracy as an aspect of banking

Mr rear admiral Peter Hudson CBE, Head of EU Naval Force Somalia (operation «Atalanta») speaking at a Greek shipowner's forum reported on March 28.

"A typical example of the last event of the ship «Maran Centaurus» the owner Mr. John Angelikousi where, to release the ship, paid a ransom of about 7 million U.S. dollars. This amount is considered the largest sum ever paid for the release of the ship.

The war of gangs is so great that when Mr. I. Angelikousi's ship the Greek super tanker «Maran Centaurus». was ransomed, As broadcast by foreign news agencies, there were four deaths among the two groups of pirates killed each other for the ransom,. The clashes erupted 300 km north of Mogadishu, a day after the payment of approximately seven million U.S. dollars for the liberation of the Greek ship. (rough translation from the Greek by Google, with some editing)here

The UNDP estimates that Somalis in the diaspora contribute about $1 billion in remittances annually. These funds are distributed through money-transfer agencies controlled by clan leaders and warlords who tax the remittances. Thus the funds go primarily to family members, but also to finance clan leaders and warlords. Some stakeholders in the region may be invested in the perpetuation of the conflict. It's not only the pirates making a killing. Somalia's service sector also has grown. Telecommunication firms provide wireless services in most major cities and offer the lowest international call rates on the continent. In the absence of a formal banking sector, money transfer/remittance services have sprouted throughout the country, handling roughly $2 billion in remittances annually
Hormuud Telecom, the biggest network in Somalia with more than a million subscribers, says it designed the software for its SAAD money transfer service, but was helped by Safaricom workshops and consultants.

Money transfer firms are another backbone of the economy as remittances from the large Somali diaspora, estimated at around $1 billion a year, keep many Somali families alive.

"This is the lifeline of the whole economy ... and they are the future banks of Somalia," Central Bank Governor Bashir Issa Ali told Reuters.

"Somalia has been saved by the money transfer companies and the telephone companies," he said. "This is a great thing for the payments system." here

Pramoni: tracked to Eyl

M/V PRAMONI Jan. 4 had arrived and anchored off the pirate stronghold east of Eyl, Puntland, Somalia.

Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier MV Delvina

The Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier MV Delvina IMO 9384796 was hijacked with seven Ukrainians and 14 Filipinos on board.

Vessel's Details:
Ship Type: Cargo
Year Built: 2007
Length x Breadth: 190 m X 32 m
DeadWeight: 53500 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 14.2 / 13.7 knots
Flag: Marshall Is [MH]
Call Sign: V7LN3
IMO: 9384796, MMSI: 538002772

Meadway Shipping Inc./ Medway Shipping Co S.A. is an international shipping company located in Athens, specializing in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes. Delvina Owner: Smart Shipmanagement Inc (Marshall Islands) hence Meadway Shipping and Trading Inc. (Liberia), controlled by the Delaportas and Famelos families.
Classed by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, the Delvina has P&I cover with the London Club.

$1.8 million for Antigua and Barbuda-flag Victoria

The 146-metre MV Victoria, an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo vessel, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden on May 5 while on its way to the port of Jeddah. It has a crew of 11 Romanians, aged between 22 and 64 and includes one woman. Somali pirates received a $1.8 million ransom for the release of a German-owned vessel and its 11-member crew, a tugboat had brought the ransom to the brigands.

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

Sirius Star - here it is

Sirius Star closer to Eyl

The Somali pirates holding the Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star and its crew have moved the ship further north.

The move puts them only 20 miles (32km) from the MV Faina, a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship carrying tanks.

While this puts them closer to US Navy ships shadowing the Faina, the area also has a greater concentration of other pirates.

Somali clan elder Abdisalan Khalif Ahmed said the ship moved Sunday to about 28 miles (45 kilometers) from its earlier location, putting it about 30 miles (50 kilometers) off the coast of the coastal village of Harardhere.

Sirius Star anchored off Haradhere

The pirates had approached the tanker from the stern in speedboats and thrown grapnel hooks tied to rope ladders, most likely boarding unopposed as the ship cruised on auto-pilot with nobody keeping watch on the bridge.
Somalis on shore were stunned by the gigantic vessel — as long as an aircraft carrier at 1,080 feet — as it passed just off the coast. Two small boats floated out to the ship and 18 men — presumably other pirates — climbed aboard with ropes woven into a ladder.
Commander Jane Campbell, of the US Navy's 5th Fleet, told the BBC it had warned shipping companies that the US naval presence could "not be everywhere", adding: "For that reason we have strongly encouraged proactive self-protection measures for the companies."
"Our first and foremost priority is ensuring the safety of the crew," Salah B. Ka'aki, President & CEO of Vela International Marine Ltd. said. "We are in communication with their families and are working toward their safe and speedy return."

Sirius Star Voyage to Eyl

To put the challenge into geographic perspective, the area involved off the coast of Somalia and Kenya as well as the Gulf of Aden equals more than 1.1 million sq miles. That is roughly four times the size of the US state of Texas or the size of the Mediterranean and Red Seas combined.

Says Terje Storeng, President/CEO of Odfjell SE:
- Unless we are explicitly committed by existing contracts to sail
through this area, as from today we will re-route our ships around
Cape of Good Hope. Sirius Star hijacked bound for Cape!

Sirius Star cargo worth $100 million?

The Sirius Star is the biggest vessel ever hijacked with a cargo of Oil worth over $100 million. It can carry about 2 million barrels of oil. Crude oil fell, heading for the lowest close in 21 months. Crude oil for December delivery fell to $55.19 a barrel at the 2:30 p.m. close of floor trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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