CASUALTIES & PIRACY REPORTS

Arctic Sea crew and suspected hijackers returned to Moscow

ELEVEN seafarers and the eight men suspected of hijacking Arctic Sea – the missing Russian general cargoship that sparked a frantic search of the Atlantic earlier this month – arrived in Moscow last week onboard three Russian air force planes. According to reports, the alleged hijackers were handcuffed to members of Russia’s security forces when they disembarked and have now been taken to a high-security prison.

Divers locate Tongan ferry wreck

FOUND: The New Zealand defence force has released images of the Princess Ashika inter-island ferry after it sank off Tonga.

Somalia attacks pick up as monsoon ends

THE FIRST signs of resurgence in pirate activity off the east coast of Somalia are being seen as the monsoon season draws to a close, warns the International Maritime Bureau.

Naphtha tanker blaze put out but nine still missing

A fire rages on the Formasaproduct Brick, which was carrying 58,000 tonnes of naptha at the time of the collision.

Casualty Briefs - 27th August 2009