GEDEN Lines confirmed to Fairplay today that one of its tankers has been hijacked by pirates off the central Africa’s Gabon.

Malta-flagged MV Cotton (23,248gt) was in Port Gentil’s anchorage when it was taken on 14 July.

A Geden representative said the company has had “no contact with the vessel as yet, which is usual at this stage”.

So it has received “no demands from the attackers. We are assuming that this is a cargo theft until we have any other information. All 24 crew are Indians.”

According to IHS Fairplay data, the vessel was partly laden with fuel and set out from the French port of Donges in June.

Another vessel owned by Turkey-based Geden Lines had to be rescued by a NATO warship in June 2012 after it was attacked by pirates off Oman.

海盗劫持 “Cotton” 号成品油轮

GEDEN 公司今天向 Fairplay 确认，其一艘成品油轮在非洲中部加蓬海岸遭遇海盗劫持。

悬挂马耳他船旗（23,248总吨）的Cotton轮，7月14日在让蒂尔港锚地遭到劫持。

GEDEN 公司代表表示，公司已经”与船舶失去联系，当下这种情况是正常的。”

GEDEN 公司称， “尚未接到袭击者提出的要求。在获得其他信息前，我们认为这是一起货物盗窃。24名船员均为印度人”

据 IHS Fairplay 数据，船舶部分装载燃油，并于6月从法国栋日港出发。

土耳其 GEDEN 公司的另一艘船在阿曼沿岸遭海盗袭击后，于2012年6月获得北约军舰营救。

以上由 ANDREW LIU & CO.,LTD 编译，应以英文为准！