MV St James Park
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | St. James Park |
| Owner: | Philbox Limited |
| Operator: | Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd., |
| Port of registry: | United Kingdom |
| Completed: | 1993 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9072836 Call sign: MDJP3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 7,926 |
| Length: | 140 meters |
| Beam: | 15 meters |
| Crew: | 26 |
St. James Park is a chemical tanker.
Hijacking
On 28 December, 2009, the MV St. James Park was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. [1]
It was traveling from Tarragona, Spain to Tha Phut, Thailand, with 26 crew members from the Philippines, Russia, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Poland, India and Turkey. Its cargo was 13,175 tonnes of EDC (1,2-Dichloroethane). The USS Chosin answered a distress call from the tanker.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Somali Pirates Seize Two More Ships". New York Times. Reuters. 29 December 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/29/world/international-uk-somalia-piracy.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Navios%20Apollon&st=cse. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ↑ "Somali Pirates Seize Tanker, Cargo Ship". New York Times. Associated Press. 29 December 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/29/world/AP-Piracy.html?scp=2&sq=Navios%20Apollon&st=cse. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ↑ Mail Foreign Service (29 December 2009). "Somali pirates hijack British chemical tanker in Gulf of Aden". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1239138/British-tanker-St-James-Park-seized-Somali-pirates-Gulf-Aden.html. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
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