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Hijacked tanker often disappeared from AIS tracking in the past
The ' Asana', which was still being held by Somali pirates, had a years-long pattern of disappearing from vessel tracking systems for extended periods ahead of the hijacking. It had transmitted no position since July 17 at 05:22 a.m. UTC. The vessel carries a critical gap rating, with tracking gaps of 102, 96, 48, 37, 32, 29, 27 and 24 days recorded across 2024 and 2025, long before the hijacking. The vessel has also passed through several operators over the past decade. Its current owner, Exon Energy Inc, was not sanctioned. A previous operator and manager, the Russia-based Valkur LLC, which managed the ship from 2015 to 2023, has now been listed under French, Monaco, EU and Swiss sanctions tied to Russia's war in Ukraine, though those sanctions were imposed years after the company's link to the vessel ended.
Chemical tanker captured by armed assailants
Seven armed pirates have boarded the 'Asana', enroute from Karachi to Bossaso, in the Gulf of Aden, about 65 nautical miles south of Mukalla o on July 17, 2026. The tanker, which had no confirmed flag, was sailing toward the Somali port of Bosaso before the incident occurred. It was taken towards the northeastern coast of Somalia, moving slowly across the Gulf of Aden, at one stage making around two knots and broadcasting Bosaso as its destination. On July 19, the tanker was moved to waters off Caluula in Puntland’s Bari region, suggesting the pirates had successfully completed the crossing from Yemen. Efforts were underway to assist the 'Asana' and establish the circumstances surrounding the boarding. A South Korean warship was operating in the area. Details about the number of assailants, the circumstances of the boarding, and the status of the vessel and its crew remained unclear. The tanker had issued a distress call at around 06:20 a.m. GMT. It did not have an armed security team on board when the incident occurred. The attackers were likely members of a pirate action group. The vessel's operator was identified as the Marshall Islands-based Exon Energy. The pirates stated that there were 20 people on board, among them 10 Philippinos and eight Germans, who were allegedly supplied by locals.
Collision in ice convoy
The "Svytoy Petr" and the tanker "Svyatoy Pavel" were in collision in the Laptev Sea on Nov 12, 2015, at 11.34 p.m. in pos. 74 53N 133 50E on the Northern Sea Route, while proceeding in an ice convoy with the nuclear icebreaker"Vaygach" in heavy ice. The "Svytoy Petr" suffered a damaged bulwark on 20 meters length at the portside stern. The "Syvatoy Pavel" got a crack in the starboard bow with a length of five meters and a width of 20-50 centimeters four meters above waterline. She was left at the accident site, while the "Syvatoy Petr" was taken under tow by the "Syvatoy Vaygach" towards the Temp Bay. She was en route from Murmansk to Pevek, the "Syvatoy Petr" was en route to Kotelniy Island between Laptev and the East Siberian seas.
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