FV Win Far 161

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Career
Name: Win Far 161
Owner: HSIEN LUNG YIN
Operator: WIN JYI FISHERY CO. LTD.
Port of registry: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Route: tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean
General characteristics
Tonnage: 700 tonnes
Length: 56 m
Crew: 33 (30 survivors)

Win Far 161 is a Taiwanese fishing vessel captured by Somali pirates 6, April 2009 near the Seychelles.[1] The ship was released on 11 February 2010 after a ransom was paid, and after the ship had been used as a mother ship in the Maersk Alabama hijacking.[2] Three of the 30 crew had died during their time held hostage, due to malnutrition and neglect by their Somali captors.[3]

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