The St Vincent & Grenadines flagged cargo ship MV RAK AFRIKANA, has now arrived off the coast of Somalia in the vicinity of Harardheere.
MV RAK AFRIKANA, previously reported hijacked on the morning of 11 April approximately 280 nautical miles west of Seychelles, has a crew of 26 from India, Pakistan and Tanzania. The RAK AFRIKANA has deadweight of 7,561 tonnes and is owned by Rak Afrikana Shipping LTD from Seychelles. EU NAVFOR continues to monitor the situation.
EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the ‘World Food Program’ (WFP) and vessels of AMISOM, and to protect vulnerable ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean and to deter and disrupt piracy. EU NAVFOR also monitors fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.
MV RAK AFRIKANA, previously reported hijacked on the morning of 11 April approximately 280 nautical miles west of Seychelles, has a crew of 26 from India, Pakistan and Tanzania. The RAK AFRIKANA has deadweight of 7,561 tonnes and is owned by Rak Afrikana Shipping LTD from Seychelles. EU NAVFOR continues to monitor the situation.
EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the ‘World Food Program’ (WFP) and vessels of AMISOM, and to protect vulnerable ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean and to deter and disrupt piracy. EU NAVFOR also monitors fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.