The move follows last year's hijacking of MISC tankers Bunga Melati Dua and Bunga Melati 5 in the gulf. A company statement says: “MISC Berhad, in collaboration with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and the National Security Council (NSC), has successfully modified its container ship Bunga Mas Lima into a RMN Auxiliary Vessel for the purpose of escorting and protecting MISC's ships sailing through the Gulf of Aden.”The 699teu Bunga Mas Lima, is the first Malaysian merchant ship to be modified as an Auxiliary Vessel and is first such conversion reported in connection with the build-up of warships from many countries off the Somali coast.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
MISC container vessel transformed into anti-pirate naval auxiliary
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian shipping company MISC has turned one its feeder ships into an auxiliary naval vessel for combating Somali pirates, writes Anderimar Shipping News.
The move follows last year's hijacking of MISC tankers Bunga Melati Dua and Bunga Melati 5 in the gulf. A company statement says: “MISC Berhad, in collaboration with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and the National Security Council (NSC), has successfully modified its container ship Bunga Mas Lima into a RMN Auxiliary Vessel for the purpose of escorting and protecting MISC's ships sailing through the Gulf of Aden.”The 699teu Bunga Mas Lima, is the first Malaysian merchant ship to be modified as an Auxiliary Vessel and is first such conversion reported in connection with the build-up of warships from many countries off the Somali coast.
The move follows last year's hijacking of MISC tankers Bunga Melati Dua and Bunga Melati 5 in the gulf. A company statement says: “MISC Berhad, in collaboration with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and the National Security Council (NSC), has successfully modified its container ship Bunga Mas Lima into a RMN Auxiliary Vessel for the purpose of escorting and protecting MISC's ships sailing through the Gulf of Aden.”The 699teu Bunga Mas Lima, is the first Malaysian merchant ship to be modified as an Auxiliary Vessel and is first such conversion reported in connection with the build-up of warships from many countries off the Somali coast.
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