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Five stowaways and drugs found on board

After the 'Düsseldorf Express' was approached by rubber boat on Jan 9, while waiting for port clearance in Cartagena, law enforcement teams boarded the ship and found five people who were believed to be stowaways. Anti narcotics units meanwhile checked containers and found 51 packages containing 1.539 kilos of high purity cocaine, plus five kilos of synthetic drug amphetamines. The ship berthed at Cartagena the same day and left port on Jan 10, bound for Tangier. No crew arrests were reported.

Container ship boarded by perpetrators

The 'Düsseldorf Express' was boarded by five unauthorised persons, while it was drifting about 40 miles westsouthwest of Cartagena in vicinity 10 16 00N, 76 12 00W, on Jan 9, 2021. The crew locked themselves in the accommodation block. The Colombian Navy was informed and an investigation was in progress. The five perpetrators wree rumoured to be stowaways.

Duesseldorf Express delayed for 7 days due to technical problems

Hapag-Lloyd informs about the current delay of its Mediterranean Pacific Service (MPS) – “Duesseldorf Express” due to technical Problems. "We regret to inform you that the “Duesseldorf Express” experienced technical problems on her current westbound voyage. Due to the necessary repairs as well as the missed Panama Canal transit the vessel will be delayed by about 7 days," a statement from the company says. Appropriate schedule recovery measures will be taken in order to bring the vessel back into the longterm schedule position on her next westbound sailing in order to ensure our reliable weekly service. "We regret the inconvenience this incident may cause for your cargo," it said. http://www.marinelink.com/news/duesseldorf-express401875.aspx