Ill-fated Thai bulk carrier CHAYANEE NAREE was court ruled to be put under arrest, together with her crew, by Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria, on Oct 28, an order came into force on Oct 29. A case was filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). It’s all about 32.9 kilos of cocaine found in the cargo hold of the ship on Oct 15 after a wee-long search.
Full story here: https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2021/35785/fishy-drug-bust-board-thai-bulk-carrier-nigeria/
The ship and the crew are arrested for a period of 14 days, pending the results of the investigation. Meaning of incident and arrest is loud and clear – ship and crew are seized, now it’s the question of “negotiations”.
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Bulk Carrier CHAYANEE NAREE is currently located at WAFR – the Gulf of Guinea at position 6° 26′ 14.226″ N, 3° 22′ 57.767″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-10-31 12:57 UTC (2 minutes ago) Marine Traffic reported
Added the report: The wind in this area at that time blows from Southwest direction at force 5 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port LAGOS, NG after a voyage of 19 days, 21 hours originating from port SANTOS, BR.
CHAYANEE NAREE (IMO: 9613434) is a Bulk Carrier that was built in 2012 (9 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Singapore
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Its carrying capacity is 57000 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 11.5 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 189.99 meters and her width is 32.26 meters
