Name Win Far 161 (穩發161號) Tonnage 700,000 kg | Owner Hsien Lung Yin Length 56 m | |
Operator Win Jyi Fishery CO. LTD. Route Tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean Crew 30 (2 Taiwanese, 5 Chinese, 6 Indonesian and 17 Philippine nationals); 27 survivors; 1 Chinese and 1 Indonesian national died | ||
Win Far 161 (Chinese: 穩發161號) is a Taiwanese fishing vessel captured by Somali pirates on 6 April 2009 near the Seychelles. The ship was released on 11 February 2010 after a ransom was paid, and after the ship had been used as a mother ship in the Maersk Alabama hijacking. Two of the 30 crew had died during their time held hostage, due to malnutrition and neglect by their Somali captors.
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