Hijacked Ships with Indian Crew as on 10th January, 2012

Hijacked Ships with Indian Crew as on 10th January, 2012

The Directorate General of Shipping under the Ministry of Shipping  has received the following information on the ships in custody of Somali pirates/ released as on 10^th January, 2012:

1. M.T. “SAVINA CAYLYN”, with 17 Indian crew, hijacked on 08.02.2011 was released on 22^nd December 2011 from Somalia and all the crew members have now arrived in India via Fujairah.

2. M.V. “SPAR RIGEL”, Flag Norway, with 20 Indian and 1 Ukranian crew was hijacked off the Nigerian Coast early 10th January 2011 morning. The crew, following the best management practices, locked themselves into the citadel (Safe house) on board. The naval forces in the region were alerted and the vessel is now free of pirates and all crew are reportedly safe.

3. As on date the number of Indian crew in custody of Somali pirates on different ships is as follows: This does not include mechanized sailing vessels.

NAME	FLAG	HIJACKED ON	INDIANS
a.  M.V. ICEBERG-1	PANAMA	29.03.2010	6
b. M.T. FAIRCHEM BOGEY	MARSHALL IS	20.08.2011	21
c.. M.V. AL BEDO	MALAYSIA	26.11.2010	2
d.  M.T. ENRICO IEVOLI	ITALY	27.12.2011	7

While 36 Indian seafarers are on board four foreign flag ships, 7 seafarers of “ASPHALT VENTURE” are held hostage on land. So far, no ship with Indian flag has been hijacked.