On the afternoon of 28 December the U.K Flagged Chemical Tanker the M/V ST JAMES PARK, owned by PHILBOX LIMITED, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden whilst transiting the International Recognized Transit Corridor (IRTC).
ST JAMES PARK has a crew of 26, among them Filipinos (3), Russians (3), Georgians (1), Romanians (2), Bulgarians (5), Ukrainans (2), Polish (1), Indians (6) and Turkish (3). There are no UK citizens onboard. The ship sent a distress message and a warship from Task Force 151 was able to get in contact with the ship using his Somali translator who reported that the ship has been hijacked. The M/V St JAMES PARK, who started her transit on 27 December, was registered with MSC HOA but did not join a group transit.
The ship is now heading towards the Somali coast and EU NAVFOR is monitoring the situation.
The main tasks of EUNAVFOR mission Operation ATALANTA are to escort merchant vessels carrying food of the ‘World Food Program’ (WFP), the protection of vulnerable ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean and to deter and disrupt piracy.
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comment by Thomas Wiegold
posted 2 months, 1 week ago
Wondering if this vessel was registered with MSCHOA or UKMTO?
comment by Thomas Wiegold
posted 2 months, 1 week ago
oops, sorry. should read more carefully.
comment by Lee Stuart
posted 2 months, 1 week ago
What is the chemical the ST James Park is carrying?
comment by John Hinchliffe
posted 2 months, 1 week ago
To ask again…what cargo is she carrying?
comment by Cdr J Harbour
posted 2 months, 1 week ago
All the information on this vessel received by EU NAVFOR has been posted in this press release. No information was given about the type of Chemicals she was carrying.