MV Longchamp
History | |
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Name: | MV Longchamp |
Owner: | Bernhard Schulte Ship Management |
Operator: | MC Shipping |
Port of registry: | Bahamas |
Identification: | IMO number: 9005106 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage: | 4,316 deadweight tonnes |
Crew: | 13 |
MV Longchamp is a German owned chemical tanker. It was hijacked by seven armed Somali pirates on January 29, 2009, while carrying a cargo of vinyl chloride monomer.[1] [2]
References
- ↑ "Pirates hijack German-owned ship in Gulf of Aden". CNN. 29 January 2009.
- ↑ Philippine Daily Inquirer (2009-01-31). "Pirates seize tanker with 12 RP sailors". Global Nation. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
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