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MV Guanabara

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History
NameMV Guanabara
Port of registryBahamas
BuilderTsuneishi Corp. - Tadotsu
Launched2007
IdentificationIMO number9384992
General characteristics
Class and typecrude oil tanker
Tonnage57,462-ton
DisplacementDWT: 106,045
Length230 m
Beam42 m
Draught10.3 m
Speed5.6 knots
Crew24

MV Guanabara is an oil tanker attacked by 4 pirates on 5 March 2011.

The tanker was attacked by 4 armed Somali pirates, 3 PM 5 March, 2011. The crew of 24 hid in a safe room, and summoned help from the USS Bulkeley and the Turkish TCG Giresun. The pirates were captured without a fight. Three of the pirates were indicted in Japan, the fourth was turned over to juvenile authorities, as it was determined that he was a minor.[1]

References

  1. ^ "3 pirates indicted over attack on Japan-run tanker in Indian Ocean". Japan Today. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.