MV Kota Wajar
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Kota Wajar |
| Operator: | Pacific International Lines[1] |
| Port of registry: |
 Singapore[2] |
| Completed: | 1997[1] |
| Identification: |
Call sign: S6BT IMO number: 9157399 MMSI number: 564379000[2] |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 16,772 GT 24,637 DWT[2] |
| Length: | 184.5 metres (605 ft)[2] |
| Beam: | 27.5 metres (90 ft)[2] |
| Speed: | 16.8 kn (31.1 km/h) maximum 10.4 kn (19.3 km/h) average[2] |
| Capacity: | 1500 TEU[1] |
| Crew: | 21[1] |
MV Kota Wajar is a 1997-built container ship operated by Pacific International Lines. On 15 October 2009, she was captured by Somali pirates en route to Mombasa.[1][3] After received a $4 million ransom, the pirates released the ship on 28 December 2009, she was then assisted with medical supplies and logistics by the Canadian frigate HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337).[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "PIL's Kota Wajar containership released by pirates". Seatrade-global.com. 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "KOTA WAJAR - Container ship: current position and details | IMO 9157399, MMSI 564379000, Callsign S6BT | Registered in Singapore - AIS Marine Traffic". Marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ Rizvi, Andaleeb (7 January 2010). "Spending 72 days in the clutches of Somali pirates". Daily Times. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "m.v. Kota Wajar released". BIMCO. Retrieved 2014-06-26.