Name St. James Park Port of registry United Kingdom Length 140 m | Owner Philbox Limited Completed 1993 Beam 15 m | |
Operator Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd., Identification IMO number 9072836
Call sign MDJP3 | ||
St. James Park is a chemical tanker.
Hijacking
On 28 December 2009, the MV St. James Park was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
It was traveling from Tarragona, Spain to Tha Phut, Thailand, with 26 crew members from the Philippines, Russia, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Poland, India and Turkey. Its cargo was 13,175 tonnes of EDC (1,2-Dichloroethane). The USS Chosin (CG-65) answered a distress call from the tanker.
References
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