Yesterday afternoon, the French flagged LPG tanker Maido was boarded by a group of pirates some 100 nautical miles south east of Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania. However, because the crew took shelter in a panic room the pirates failed to take control over the ship. Later in the evening, the pirates abandoned the vessel.
According to the vessel database Sea-Web the Maido, 4,197 DWT, was built in 1999 and is owned by German Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co.