A patrol vessel from the Ivory Coast’s navy was deployed to confirm and board the ship.
In a statement issued early Sunday morning, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore 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.MPA, which has been working closely with HS Ocean – Success 9’s owner – as well as multinational agencies through the Information Fusion Centre and the Monrovia Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, subsequently informed the two centres.
It also worked with regional security forces, the French navy, as well as the coast guards and maritime administrations from the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Since it was boarded by pirates on Monday, the Success 9 had been uncontactable, with its location failing to show up on automatic identification systems as well.
MPA advised Singapore-registered ships to exercise caution when operating in Africa. It also emphasised the need to implement guidelines found in the Best Management Practices West Africa.
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