The Singapore-registered, 6,135 dwt chemical tanker was reported to have been boarded by pirates at around 1400hrs (UTC) on 10 April about 300 nautical miles off the Abidjan Coast, Cote d’lvoire.
According to the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), which administers the Singapore Registry of Ships, there were 20 crew of various nationalities onboard the vessel, including one Singapore national.
“MPA is working closely with the shipowner, Monrovia Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre and the Information Fusion Centre at the Changi Command and Control Centre to monitor the situation and render the necessary assistance,” the authority said.
According to the Equasis database the 2003-built tanker is managed Fortune Shp Management Pte Ltd and owned by HS Ocean Pte Ltd. Fortune Ship Management is part of the Hai Soon Group, a Singapore bunkering company and shipowner.
Despite overall improvement in the number of piracy attacks in recent years West Africa remains a blackspot.
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