VLCC Takayama Safe after Attack in the Gulf of Aden
April 21, 2008
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 |
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