Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), published a statement this week to inform that the ship that had been under a pirate attack in Gulf of Guinea, Success 9, was located on April 15th and the crew is safe.
Pirates boarded the chemical/product tanker Success 9 last week, 300 miles off the of Ivory Coast a few weeks after Monjasa Reformer tanker was also attacked in the area. According to MPA, a commercial ship, Monjasa Sprinter, passing by picked up a distress call from Success 9. The master of Monjasa Sprinter then reported the location of Success to the latter’s Company Security Officer (CSO).
The CSO updated MPA, who immediately informed the IFC and Monrovia Regional MRCC. A Côte d’Ivoire Navy patrol vessel was deployed to confirm and board Success 9. All crew were safe and in good health. The ship has since safely arrived at Abidjan port.
Piracy continues to be of great concern, despite the encouraging statistics despite the encouraging statistics. MPA has advised all Singapore-registered ships to exercise caution and implement the guidelines in the Best Management Practices West Africa (BMP WA), when operating in the region to mitigate piracy-associated threats.
