Singapore-flagged ship boarded by pirates found; all 20 crew members reported safe


The Success 9 is described as a “black-hulled tanker with a white superstructure, (and a) white funnel with blue stripes”. - PHOTO: HAI SOON GROUP via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, April 16 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Success 9 – a Singapore-flagged vessel that was boarded by pirates around 570km off the Ivory Coast on Monday – was found on Saturday evening, and all its 20 crew members, including a Singaporean, are safe.

In a statement issued early Sunday morning, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said the chemical and oil product tanker had been located off the coast of the city of Abidjan by a commercial ship, the Monjasa Sprinter.

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