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CMA CGM vessel attacked by petty pirates in West Africa
A CMA CGM-operated vessel, the 1,708-TEU Windhoek, was attacked by West African pirates last Thursday morning while at anchor off Conakry, Guinea, American Shipper reports.
Six armed men boarded the containership, stealing money and valuables before fleeing the scene. The Guinean Navy arrived after the pirates had left, and reported that all crew were safe and accounted for.
Singapore's Splash 24/7 news agency said the Windhoek is owned by Japan's Toyo Kaiun and is currently on charter to Maersk Line, but ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting indicates the ship is operated by CMA CGM.
The Windhoek serves on the French ocean carrier's Mediterranean-West Africa Europe Afrique 3 loop, which operates with three vessels with an average capacity of 1,643 TEU. The full rotation of the Europe Afrique 3 is Tangier, Algeciras, Freetown, Conakry, Monrovia and Tangier.
According to the US Office of Naval Intelligence, the Gulf of Guinea is one of the most active regions in the world when it comes to maritime piracy.
"The region at-large remains at-risk to piracy although this advisory is intended to put special emphasis for ships within 100 nautical miles of Tema, Ghana; Lome, Togo; and Contonou, Benin," the agency said in a recent online advisory.
Six armed men boarded the containership, stealing money and valuables before fleeing the scene. The Guinean Navy arrived after the pirates had left, and reported that all crew were safe and accounted for.
Singapore's Splash 24/7 news agency said the Windhoek is owned by Japan's Toyo Kaiun and is currently on charter to Maersk Line, but ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting indicates the ship is operated by CMA CGM.
The Windhoek serves on the French ocean carrier's Mediterranean-West Africa Europe Afrique 3 loop, which operates with three vessels with an average capacity of 1,643 TEU. The full rotation of the Europe Afrique 3 is Tangier, Algeciras, Freetown, Conakry, Monrovia and Tangier.
According to the US Office of Naval Intelligence, the Gulf of Guinea is one of the most active regions in the world when it comes to maritime piracy.
"The region at-large remains at-risk to piracy although this advisory is intended to put special emphasis for ships within 100 nautical miles of Tema, Ghana; Lome, Togo; and Contonou, Benin," the agency said in a recent online advisory.
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