An deserted oil tanker has mysteriously washed ashore in Liberia leaving officers scratching their heads as to the way it acquired there and what precisely occurred to its crew.

According to native studies the vessel emblazoned with the title Tamaya 1 was found washed up on a seashore in Robertsport, Liberia on Wednesday with no signal of any crew. 

AIS knowledge from MarineTraffic.com reveals the Tamaya 1 is a 63-meter oil merchandise tanker flagged in Panama. It’s final identified place was recorded again on April 22 because the ship was steaming southward at simply .7 knots after leaving the port of Dakar in Senegal.

Speculation over the ship has ranged from abandonment to piracy, though the vessel’s final identified place was effectively north of energetic Gulf of Guinea pirate teams who usually stick with the waters off Nigeria.

Adding to the confusion, the Liberian authorities is being slammed within the media for being unaware of the ship till two days after it washed ashore, sparking criticism over security and safety in Liberian waters. Other studies have stated {that a} hearth was found in captain’s quarters.