Maritime security company Ambrey reported piracy attack at Conakry Anchorage, Guinea, which occurred early in the morning Sep 14.
Three pirates armed with firearms boarded German general cargo ship MARTINA, anchored some 16 nm south of Conakry, from a boat, crew managed to muster in citadel, so no crew were injured or kidnapped. Pirates looted the ship and, understood, fled, unhampered. Shortly after attack,
MARTINA heaved anchor and left anchorage, moving further of to sea. As of 1515 UTC Sep 15, the ship was either drifting, or anchored, 65 nm west of Conakry.
MARTINA left Conakry on Sep 8 and was anchored until the attack.
Cargo MARTINA is currently located at UKC – North Sea at position 52° 05′ 53.3″ N, 004° 16′ 05.4″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2016-10-18 20:45 UTC (5 years, 11 months ago)
The vessel is currently at port SCHEVENINGEN, NL after a voyage of now originating from port ROTTERDAM MAASVLAKTE, NL
MARTINA (MMSI: 211169770) is a Cargo and is sailing under the flag of Germany.
Her length overall (LOA) is 80 meters and her width is 8 meters.
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Sources : Marine Traffic +Ambrey
