Name MV Danica White Port of registry Nakskov Launched 1985 Tonnage 904,500 kg | Owner Partrederiet Invest Vi Type Bulk carrier Length 62 m | |
Operator H. Folmer & Co., Copenhagen Identification IMO number 8401157
Call sign OXMG2
Registration number D 2995 | ||
The Danish-owned cargo ship the MV Danica White was hijacked and maneuvered into Somali waters on 1 June 2007. On 3 June 2007, the USS Carter Hall, a Harpers Ferry-class landing ship dock engaged the pirates, firing machine-gun bursts at the skiffs in tow behind the Danish ship, but failed to stop them. Following 83 days in captivity, the crew of five and the ship were released after the owner, H. Folmer & Co, paid a ransom of 723,000 United States dollars, which was negotiated down from $1.5 million.
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