Cook on board of Bangladeshi bulk carrier MEGHNA LIBERTY reportedly killed ship’s Master on Nov 20, in the Indian ocean. He gave himself up to the crew after telling them he killed Master, in Master’s cabin. Master was found in his cabin in a pool of blood. MEGHNA LIBERTY interrupted the voyage from South Africa to Haldia India and called the nearest port, Port Louis, Mauritius, where she arrived on Nov 22. Investigation underway. All or majority of the crew are reported, of Filipino nationality.
Bulk CarrierMEGHNA LIBERTY is currently located at EAFR – East Africa at position 20° 08′ 32.0″ S, 057° 29′ 14.7″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-11-25 20:17 UTC (3 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from the East direction at force 2 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port PORT LOUIS, MU after a voyage of 10 days, 7 hours originating from port SALDANHA, ZA.
MEGHNA LIBERTY (IMO: 9668051) is a Bulk Carrier that was built in 2014 (7 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Bangladesh.
Its carrying capacity is 55905 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 12.7 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 189.99 meters and her width is 32.25 meters.
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