April 22, 2008

In our initial news releases on this subject, we announced that around 10:10 a.m. Japan time (4:40 a.m. local time) on April 21, 2008, a small unidentified boat east of the Yemeni city of Aden approached the NYK VLCC Takayama and fired some form of munition. We can now update that information as follows.

・Takayama's Current Position
Takayama arrived at the port of Aden at 9:30 a.m. Japan time (around 3:30 a.m. local time). The tanker has been awaiting permission to berth from the port authority.

・Inspection and Repairs
NK, a class survey organization, has dispatched an inspector to look over the vessel. The inspector will arrive in Aden on April 22. After the vessel berths and is inspected, we will decide how to proceed.