A Danish- possessed vessel that was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday was found regarding 540 miles additionally off coast on Tuesday, according to a maritime teamwork centre tracking protection in the location.
The Liberian- flagged oil and also chemical vessel Monjasa Reformer was boarded by 5 armed individuals some 140 miles west of the Republic of Congo’s Port Pointe-Noire All 16 team looked for haven in a secure area aboard, according to the teamwork centre.
Danish aquatic gas vendor Monjasa, proprietor of Monjasa Reformer, stated on Tuesday all interactions networks with the vessel were down. The business was incapable to offer more information on Wednesday for protection factors, a speaker stated.
Montec Ship Management, which runs the vessel, reported the case to the Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade– Gulf of Guinea (GOG-MDAT), a teamwork centre in between the British and also French navies to keep safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea.
The Gulf of Guinea has actually come to be a worldwide piracy location recently, although situations have actually dropped there given that 2021 as nationwide authorities tipped up protection initiatives helped by international marine ships, according to the U.N. Security Council.
(Reuters – Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing and enhancing by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, William Maclean)
