Pirates release Greek Crude Oil Tanker M/V Maran Centaurus

January 18, 2010 - 08:47

On 18 January 2010, the Greek crude Oil Tanker M/V MARAN CENTAURUS was released outside Haradere off the coast of Somalia.

The M/V MARAN CENTAURUS, with a crew of 28, among them 9 Greek, 16 Filipinos, 2 Ukrainian and 1 Romanian, was hijacked on 29 November in the Somali Bassin, 600 nautical miles North East of the Seychelles. MARAN CENTAURUS has deadweight of 300,294 tonnes.

M/V MARAN CENTAURUS is now heading towards Durban and EU NAVFOR warship FS SALAMIS is monitoring the situation. SALAMIS has sent a helicopter to assess the situation on board and provide any immediate medical assistance on board the M/V MARAN CENTAURUS.

EU NAVFOR SOMALIA Operation ATALANTA main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the ‘World Food Program’ (WFP), to protect vulnerable ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean and to deter and disrupt piracy.