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BREAKING ISSUE
Attack, Hijack, Kidnap
Advisories
Somali pirates hijack first commercial
ship since 2012
Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia, Somali officials and piracy experts have
said, the first such seizure of a large commercial vessel on the crucial global trade route since 2012.
On March 13th, the 1,800 dwt
Comoros-flagged tanker Aris
13 (IMO 9012501) sent a
distress call, turned off its
tracking system and altered
course for the Somali port town of Alula.
The vessel was attacked by two skiffs on its
way from Djibouti to Mogadishu. An EU
Naval Force statement said the operation
had finally made contact with the ship's
master, who confirmed that armed men
were aboard the Comoros-flagged tanker
Aris 13.
According to Kateryna Yakunchenkova,
General Manager of Al Safina Security,
“The hijacking incident brings the industry
into doubts if the preventive, evasive and
defensive measures were implemented
while passing the HRA in compliance
with BMP4. Apparently, MT Aris 13
wasn’t a hard task for the pirates, the speed
was low and it was too close to the coast,
absence of continuous vigilance. When
deciding on a ship’s route, the company
should take into consideration the type
of ship, the size and maximum speed as
well as the freeboard and the dangerous
nature of the cargo.”
The vessel is managed by a UAE-based
company
The 1,800 deadweight tonne Aris 13
is owned by Panama company Armi
Shipping (as per A U.N. shipping database)
whose address is listed in care of Aurora
Ship Management FZE, a company based
in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates.
Australian government records from 2014
list the ship's owner as Flair Shipping
Trading FZE in the UAE. An address
listed for Flair Shipping in Dubai was
for a company called Flair Oil Trading
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