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Tanker boarded by perpetrators

The 'Astro Perseus' was boarded by five perpetrators, from a Sampan in position 01 14 16.2N, 104 02 00.0E, in the Eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait on May 9, 2021, at 10.30 p.m. At 10.45 p.m. the Master reported that a search of the tanker was conducted. No perpetrators were found, however, a hook with a rope attached was found at the stern of the vessel. The vessel did not require any assistance and continued its voyage to Kaoshiung.

Grounding off Port Said

The 'Astro Perseus' ran aground on Feb 9, 2020, at 8 a.m. at the Port Said Ancorage after getting out of the fairway. Several tugs were deployed to refloat the tanker on Feb 9, but all attempts so far failed. The salvage was suspended at night until daytime of Feb 10. At midday the tugs 'Mosaheb 1' (IMO: 9429429) and 'Mosaheb 4' (IMO: 9544982) were attending the ship in pos. 31° 18.51' N 032° 22.64' E. The 'Astro Perseus' finally was refloated on Feb 10 at 2.30 p.m. The tanker was en route from Ust-Luga to Tianjin with a cargo of crude oil.