April 21, 2008

VLCC Takayama Safe after Attack in the Gulf of Aden

Around 10:10 a.m. Japan time (4:40 a.m. local time) on April 21, 2008, a small unidentified boat about 440 Kilometers east of the Yemeni city of Aden approarched the NYK VLCC Takayama and fired some form of munition. According to a report from Takayama, the unidentified boat sped away at 11:03 and has not been seen since.

Takayama was on a ballast voyage to Yamboo in Saudi Arabia from Ulsan, Korea from which the tanker departed at 2:40 a.m. on April 4.

No injuries were reported. Navigation remains unaffected, and possible damage to the tanker is still being investigated.

Further information will follow.

Paticulars of Vessel

1.	Name	:	Takayama
2.	Gross Tonnage	:	150,053
3.	Length Overall	:	332.0 m
4.	Register	:	Japan
5.	Delivery	:	November 1993 (Tsu shipyard of NKK)
6.	Captain	:	Hideaki Okamura (Nationality:Japanese)
7.	Crew	:	7 Japanese; 16 Filipinos; Total 23 members including the captain
8.	Managing Company	:	TMM