Rak Afrikana

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Ship data
flag Saint Vincent GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines
other ship names

Reef Pemba (2006–2008)
New Legend 1 (2004–2006)
Jie Da (2004)
Zhong Hua Men (2002–2004)
Heng Hua (1999–2002)
Lee Yuen (1996–1999)
Asian Lily (1981–1996)

Ship type General cargo ship
home port Kingstown
Owner Rak Afrikana Shipping
Shipyard Shin Kurushima Hiroshima Dockyard, Higashihiroshima , Japan
Commissioning 1981
Whereabouts 2011 decreased
Ship dimensions and crew
measurement 5992 GT
Transport capacities
Load capacity 7561 dw
Others
Classifications China Classification Society
IMO no. 8200553

The Rak Afrikana was a general cargo ship commissioned in 1981 as the Asian Lily . The ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in April 2010 and only sank shortly after its release.

description

The deckhouse was in the rear of the ship. The holds were in front of the deckhouse . The ship was equipped with loading gear for the ship's own cargo handling. For this purpose there was a mast in front of the deckhouse, a second mast between the holds and a third mast behind the forecastle . The masts in front of the deckhouse and behind the forecastle were each equipped with a loading boom, the middle mast with two loading booms.

Pirate attack in April 2010

The ship was hijacked by Somali pirates on the morning of April 11, 2010 in the Indian Ocean around 280  nautical miles west of the Seychelles . There were 26 crew members from India , Pakistan and Tanzania on board . It was on the way from the Seychelles to Zanzibar . The location of the attack was around 700 nautical miles from Somalia. Therefore, it was assumed that the pirates operated from a mothership. On April 16, the ship reached the sea area off Harardheere in Somalia, where it anchored.

The ship was released after about eleven months on March 9, 2011 after paying a ransom. A few hours after being released, the ship began to sink after water penetrated through a hole in the hull . The crew then went to the lifeboats and were rescued by the Italian frigate Zeffiro , which was deployed in the Horn of Africa as part of Operation Atalanta . The following day, the seamen were picked up by the tanker York , which was also released , and taken to Mombasa in Kenya .

The ship's cook had died while being held hostage. The captain of the ship suffered a stroke while in captivity. He died a few weeks after the ship and crew were released.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Raf Afrikana , Maritime-Connector.com. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Cargo Ship MV RAK AFRIKANA hijacked , EU Navfor Somalia, April 11, 2010. Accessed March 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Anna Zacharias: Pirates seize RAK-based ship and crew , The National, April 12, 2010. Accessed March 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Hijacked Cargo ship arrives off the coast of Somalia , EU Navfor Somalia, April 16, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. ^ EU NAVFOR and Italian Navy Rescue Crew of Pirated Vessel in SOLAS case , EU Navfor Somalia, March 10, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Paul Hancock: Rak Afrikana sinks , Shipwreck Log, March 9, 2011. Accessed March 6, 2018th
  7. ↑ Crew of MV YORK and MV RAK AFRIKANA arrive safely in Mombasa after being released from pirate control , EU Navfor Somalia, March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  8. ^ Hijacked Ship Sinks After Pirates Release It , The Maritime Executive. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  9. ^ Harsh Reality , Maritime Security Review, April 26, 2011. Accessed March 6, 2018.