Details And Status Of Currently Held Vessels (2)

Name: MT Polar
Date taken: 30 October 2010
Nationality: Liberian owned, Panama flagged
Details: Vessel seized while travelling off the coast of Socotra in the Indian Ocean.
Status: Captive
Crew: 24

Name: Al-Nassr
Date taken: 28 October 2010
Nationality: Unknown (possibly Yemeni)

Name: Al-Nassr
Date taken: 28 October 2010
Nationality: Unknown (possibly Yemeni)
Details: Motor dhow hijacked near Socotra, now being used as a mothership.
Status: Captive
Crew: 10

Name: MT York
Date taken: 23 October 2010
Nationality: Greek-owned, Singapore-flagged
Details: Liquid Petroleum Gas tanker seized off the Kenyan coastline after leaving Mombasa.
Status: Captive
Crew: 17

Name: MV Izumi
Date taken: 10 October 2010
Nationality: Japanese owned, Panama flagged
Details: Vessel seized in the Indian Ocean whilst travelling from Singapore to Kenya
Status: Captive
Crew: 20

Name: FV Golden Wave
Date taken: 9 October 2010
Nationality: South Korean owned, Kenya flagged
Details: Fishing vessel seized in the Indian Ocean, currently being used as a mothership.
Status: Captive
Crew: 43

Name: MSV Nasta al-Yemen
Date taken: 14 September 2010
Nationality: Yemeni
Details: Fishing vessel seized and now being used as a mothership.
Status: Captive
Crew: 9

Name: Olib G
Date taken: 8 September 2010
Nationality: Maltese flagged
Details: Merchant vessel seized in secure corridor of the Gulf of Aden.
Status: Captive
Crew: 18

Name: Asphalt Venture
Date taken: 29 September 2010
Nationality: UAE owned, Panama flagged
Details: Hydrocarbon carrier seized in the Indian Ocean whilst travelling between India and Kenya.
Status: Captive
Crew: 15

Name: MV Suez
Date taken: 2 August 2010
Nationality: Egyptian, Panama flagged
Details: Freighter seized while sailing in a recommended shipping lane in the Gulf of Aden. A ransom demand of US$4 million has reportedly been made for the vessel?s release.
Status: Captive
Crew: 23

Name: al-Dhafir
Date taken: 7 May 2010
Nationality: Yemeni
Details: Fishing boat seized in the Gulf of Aden, now being used as a mothership.
Status: Captive
Crew: 7

Name: Two fishing vessels: MV Prantalay 11 and MV Prantalay 12
Date taken: 20 April 2010
Nationality: Thai
Details: Somali pirates hijacked three Thai fishing vessels with a total of 77 crew members onboard. It is thought to be one of the farthest offshore attacks to date, taking place more than 1,200 miles from the Somali coastline.
Status: Captive
Crew: 57

Name: MV Rak Afrikana
Date taken: 11 April 2010
Nationality: St Vincent and Grenadines flagged, UAE owned
Details: 7,561 tonne cargo vessel seized at 0632 approximately 280 nautical miles west of Seychelles and 480nm off Somalia, en route to Zanzibar. Vessel being held near Xamdule on the Somali coast between Hobyo and Harardheere.
Status: Captive
Crew: 23

Name: Jih-Chun Tsai 68
Date taken: 30 March 2010
Nationality: Taiwanese
Details: Fishing vessel seized near the Seychelles. Pirates have reportedly demanded an $8 million ransom for the vessel?s safe release.
Status: Captive
Crew: 14

*To be concluded next week