The Marshall Islands- flagged MVJaeger File Photo: MarineTraffic.com/ serref

We’re recently capturing wind of an unusual protection case aboard a Eagle Bulk vessel in which a relatively dissatisfied security personnel took the vessel and also its team captive at gunpoint for 3 days prior to giving up.

NASDAQ-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping supplied information of the case, which happened in late July in the Indian Ocean as the vessel will transportation the risky location in the Gulf of Aden in the direction of the Red Sea.

According to the business:

On July 21, 2020, M/V Jaeger got started 3 security personnel in the Indian Ocean prior to cruising in the direction of the Red Sea, as the Company has actually provided for all transportations with the High Risk Area (HRA) over the previous 10+ years, according to market ideal techniques.

Once aboard, among the guards did not surrender his tool to the vessel’s Captain as is regular procedure, and afterwards took control of and also departed the ship from its program as he articulated his complaints and also required payment.

While the guard released his tool aboard the vessel, at no time did he straight intimidate or hurt any one of the crewmembers. The staying 2 guards did not take part in this activity. Unbeknownst to the Company, there was a work conflict in between the guard and also his company, and also he had actually not been spent for numerous months.

The business remained to claim that the dissatisfied guard held the vessel captive for 3 days prior to ultimately surrendering his tool and also permitting the ship to continue its initial program.

“The Company maintained regular contact with the Captain throughout this event, and V Ships, the vessel’s crewing manager, also maintained an active dialogue with the crew’s families to keep them updated,” statedEagle Bulk “Eagle Bulk and V Ships’ primary concern was the safety of the crew, and as a point of clarity, neither company was a party to the employment dispute.”

The business stated that because of the delicate nature of the case, it will certainly not be launching anymore details currently.