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Pirates board MT GEMINI off Kenya coast

Pirates board MT GEMINI off Kenya coast

SINGAPORE: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has received a report that suspected pirates had boarded a Singapore-registered chemical tanker off the coast of Kenya.
Sunday, 01.May.2011, 00:47 (GMT+3)

SINGAPORE: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has received a report that suspected pirates had boarded a Singapore-registered chemical tanker off the coast of Kenya.

A distress alert was received at about 11.50am Singapore time on Saturday, said the MPA.

At that time of the incident, the vessel, MT GEMINI, was reported to be on its way from Kuala Tanjung, Indonesia to Mombasa, Kenya.

There are 25 crew on board the vessel.

MPA is working with relevant government agencies and the ship manager, Glory Ship Management Pte Ltd, on the matter

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