Blue Marlin
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) records that the team of its hefty transportation vessel Blue Marlin has actually been released and also the vessel retaken adhering to a fierce hijacking that happened Sunday, about 80 maritime miles offshore Equatorial Guinea.
Boskalis claims the hijacking was finished many thanks to the expert feedback of the team and also the collaborated assistance from the navies of Equatorial Guinea and also Spain.
“I want to express my compliments to our crew for their extremely professional and adequate actions in this life threatening situation,” stated Boskalis CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPeter Berdowski “I am extremely grateful and in particular thankful to the navy of Equatorial Guinea for their quick and decisive response, as well as to the Spanish navy for their assistance via MDAT-GoG [Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea]. Because of their actions, this hijacking could be ended quickly and our colleagues were brought into safety.”
The case happened when the Blue Martin left for Malta last Sunday after dumping a freight in the waters ofEquatorial Guinea That mid-day, the Blue Marlin ship was unjustifiably boarded from a zodiac by a number of armed pirates. By acting rapidly and also skillfully, all twenty team participants had the ability to safeguard themselves in the castle, an extremely safe and secure area in the vessel furnished with a number of ways of interaction.]
On signaling the regional authorities of Equatorial Guinea and also the NATO objective MDAT-GoG (Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade– Gulf of Guinea), 2 helicopters were right away activated from Equatorial Guinea, complied with by an Equatorial Guinea marine vessel and also a Spanish Navy vessel that belongs to the MDAT-GoG objective.
Monday early morning at daytime, the Blue Marlin was boarded and also totally looked by employees from both navies. No pirates were discovered and also the team was devoid of the castle. All the team participants remain in health.
The pirates terminated a number of rounds throughout their time aboard the Blue Marlin and also triggered significant product damages on the bridge, protecting against the ship from being sailable. The vessel is presently about 40 miles offshore Equatorial Guinea, in global waters.
After the without the Blue Marlin, the Spanish marine vessel left Monday mid-day, complied with at night by the Equatorial Guinea marine vessel which left 5 armed guards aboard to secure the hefty lift ship.
Boskalis has actually currently activated a oceangoing pull to take the Blue Marlin to a risk-free area.
