MV Guanabara

MV Guanabara is an oil tanker which was attacked by four pirates on 5 March 2011.

Guanabara in the Arabian Sea on 6 March 2011
History
Name: Guanabara
Port of registry: Bahamas
Builder: Tsuneishi Corp., Tadotsu
Launched: 2007
Identification: IMO number: 9384992
General characteristics
Class and type: Crude oil tanker
Tonnage:
  • 57,462 GT
  • 106,045 DWT
Length: 230.0 m (754 ft 7 in)
Beam: 42.0 m (137 ft 10 in)
Draught: 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Speed: 5.6 knots (10.4 km/h; 6.4 mph)
Crew: 24

The tanker was attacked by four armed Somali pirates at 3pm on 5 March 2011. The crew of 24 hid in a safe room, and summoned help from USS Bulkeley and the Turkish TCG Giresun. The pirates were captured without a fight. Three of the pirates were indicted in Japan, the fourth was turned over to juvenile authorities, as it was determined that he was a minor.[1]

References

  1. "3 pirates indicted over attack on Japan-run tanker in Indian Ocean". Japan Today. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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