Lehmann Timber-Crew frei!
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Lehmann Timber-Crew frei!
The latest news from the piracy front: the 15–member crew of the German ship the MV Lehmann Timber, seized off
the coast of Somalia May 28, has been released after the ship’s owner paid a ransom. Four of the hostages had been
reported to be gravely ill, and a negotiating deadline set by the pirates expired yesterday. Via RIA Novosti:
The Lehmann Timber was seized in the Gulf of Aden on May 28. The crew taken hostage included: the Russian
captain, and a crew of four Ukrainians, one Estonian and nine Myanmar nationals.
The pirates are reported to have set July 7 as the ransom deadline and promised to kill the crew if it was not paid.
Although shots were heard from the vessel late on Monday, the captain, who was in touch with the Ukrainian
authorities, said the pirates fired in the air probably trying to scare the crew and negotiators. “Today, at 5 a.m., the ransom was brought to the Lehmann Timber board. The pirates counted the money for several
hours and then the vessel headed to the closest port. The exact sum of money is unknown, but the hostages said that
the bandits had demanded $750,000,” the Segodnya newspaper said on its website.
This incident is only one of the many attacks on ships off the coast of Somalia, where political chaos has allowed
piracy to develop into a flourishing industry. The UN authorized foreign governments to pursue and attack pirates in
those lawless waters, but most governments seem to prefer letting ship owners pay off the hijackers. A German family
was seized from their yacht in the Gulf of Aden June 24, and is being held in the mountains between the regions of
Somaliland and Puntland.
While no one likes the idea of paying ransom to pirates, there is really no alternative in the face of the refusal of most
countries to confront and defeat the pirates. The French provided a refreshing counter-example with the April Ponant
raid, but this has sadly been the sole exception to a long string of capitulations. If governments lack the will to rescue
their citizens who are kidnapped while performing their legitimate business, then the ship owners cannot be faulted for
doing what is in their power to protect their crews. Source : poligazette.com
the coast of Somalia May 28, has been released after the ship’s owner paid a ransom. Four of the hostages had been
reported to be gravely ill, and a negotiating deadline set by the pirates expired yesterday. Via RIA Novosti:
The Lehmann Timber was seized in the Gulf of Aden on May 28. The crew taken hostage included: the Russian
captain, and a crew of four Ukrainians, one Estonian and nine Myanmar nationals.
The pirates are reported to have set July 7 as the ransom deadline and promised to kill the crew if it was not paid.
Although shots were heard from the vessel late on Monday, the captain, who was in touch with the Ukrainian
authorities, said the pirates fired in the air probably trying to scare the crew and negotiators. “Today, at 5 a.m., the ransom was brought to the Lehmann Timber board. The pirates counted the money for several
hours and then the vessel headed to the closest port. The exact sum of money is unknown, but the hostages said that
the bandits had demanded $750,000,” the Segodnya newspaper said on its website.
This incident is only one of the many attacks on ships off the coast of Somalia, where political chaos has allowed
piracy to develop into a flourishing industry. The UN authorized foreign governments to pursue and attack pirates in
those lawless waters, but most governments seem to prefer letting ship owners pay off the hijackers. A German family
was seized from their yacht in the Gulf of Aden June 24, and is being held in the mountains between the regions of
Somaliland and Puntland.
While no one likes the idea of paying ransom to pirates, there is really no alternative in the face of the refusal of most
countries to confront and defeat the pirates. The French provided a refreshing counter-example with the April Ponant
raid, but this has sadly been the sole exception to a long string of capitulations. If governments lack the will to rescue
their citizens who are kidnapped while performing their legitimate business, then the ship owners cannot be faulted for
doing what is in their power to protect their crews. Source : poligazette.com
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Re: Lehmann Timber-Crew frei!
LEHMANN TIMBER nimmt Kurs auf Rostock:
http://www.ostseezeitung.de/archiv/inde ... ID=3357395
http://www.ostseezeitung.de/archiv/inde ... ID=3357395
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Lehmann Timber treibt in der See
Die “Lehmann Timber”, die 41 Tage in der Hand von Piraten war, ist weiter in Nöten. Der Kapitän sandte am 12.7. um 21 Uhr Ortszeit auf 14.11.6 N 58.21.4 O im Arabischen Meer Notrufe, nachdem die Maschine ausgefallen und das Schiff auf Drift gegangen war. Es war einen Tag lang nicht gelungen, die Maschine wieder in Gang zu bekommen, während sich gleichzeitig das Wetter vor Ort verschlechterte und sich hohe Seen aufbauten. Am Nachmittag des 13.7. sollte ein Marineschiff eintreffen und abgeschätzt werden, ob das Schiff aufgegeben werden oder die Ankunft eines Schleppers abgewartet werden solle. Ein Bulkcarrier kam zur Assistenz und versuchte, die nach der Gefangenschaft ohnehin erschöpfte Crew mit Nahrungsmitteln zu versorgen mithilfe eines Bootes. Der Bulker wollte bis zur Ankunft des Marineschiffes auf Standby bleiben.
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Re: Lehmann Timber-Crew frei!
Inzwischen ist die "Momsen" (DDG 92) vor Ort, ein Hubschrauber versorgte die 14-köpfige Crew, und der AHTS "Dubai Moon" soll die "Lehmann Timber" auf den Haken nach Salalah im Oman nehmen.
Foto: http://www.ln-online.de/regional/2426171
Foto: http://www.ln-online.de/regional/2426171
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Dubai Moon soll Lehmann Timber einschleppen
Die Maschine ausgefallen, der Treibstoff ausgegangen, vier bis viereinhalb Meter hohe Wellen, weder Proviant noch Wasser an Bord – die 15 Seeleute der „Lehmann Timber“ (IMO Nr. 9418286) befanden sich in einer dramatischen Lage, als sie am 13.7. Notrufe funkten. Zuvor hatten sie mit dem letzten Rest Treibstoff noch die gefährlichen Gewässer am Horn von Afrika verlassen können. Seither dümpelte die „Lehmann Timber“ etwa 300 Meilen vor Oman. Nach einem Tag bangen Wartens kam erste Hilfe in Gestalt des amerikanischen Zerstörers USS „Momsen“, der 5. US-Flotte, die ihren Sitz im Königreich Bahrain im persischen Golf hat. Der Bordhubschrauber der „USS Momsen“ versorgte die gebeutelte Besatzung des Frachters mit Verpflegung und Getränken. Die bordeigenen Vorräte waren verdorben. Der Prokurist der Reederei Hans Lehmann traf derweil im Oman ein, wo er die „Lehmann Timber“ und ihre Besatzung in Empfang nehmen will. Er sprach von einer „Verkettung unglücklicher Umstände“. Auf der Suche nach Hilfe für die „Lehmann Timber“ hat die Reederei den Schlepper „Dubai Moon“ eingechartert, der den Frachter am 15.7. auf den Haken nehmen sollte. Der Schlepper befand sich in der Nähe auf Seeposition. Binnen der kommenden 2-3 Tage soll vermutlich Salalah, die Hauptstadt des Sultanats, angesteuert werden.
Die „Lehmann Timber“ war am 28. Mai vor der somalischen Küste von Piraten überfallen und 41 Tage lang festgehalten worden. Erst vor einer Woche gelang eine dramatische Lösegeldübergabe.
Die „Lehmann Timber“ war am 28. Mai vor der somalischen Küste von Piraten überfallen und 41 Tage lang festgehalten worden. Erst vor einer Woche gelang eine dramatische Lösegeldübergabe.
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Lehmann Timber nach Salala eingeschleppt
Der deutsche Frachter "Lehmann Timber" machte am 21.7. in Salalah im Oman fest. Das Schiff war am 28.5. im golf von Aden gekapert und gegen ein Lösegeld von 750000 Dollar freigegeben worden. Am 11.7. fiel die Maschine aus, am 15.7. wurde der Frachter von einem Schlepper auf den Haken genommen. An Bord waren 16 Mann Crew, 11 aus Myanmar, vier Ukrainer und ein russischer Kapitän, die sich in befriedigendem Zustand befinden sollen. http://en.rian.ru/world/20080721/114515212.html
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Re: Lehmann Timber-Crew frei!
m/v Lehmann Timber entered Salalah Port, Oman, on tow of m/v Dubai Moon at 00.00 July 21, berthed around 03.00 LT. No journalists or Ukraine group (except General Council) experts were admitted on board. Only shipowner in person, his group and Talks Commitee from London (firm specializing in middle talks between pirates and owners).
Quickly and without noise, all crew Myanmar citizen – 9 persons, ratings, were taken from vessel to unknown destination, guess is, to airport. Without, for all I know, any medical examination. Officers – russian master, four ukranians and one estonian, were offered hotel rooms, medical check and one month salary – not as a compensation, but as a salary for the last two months. Requests for stolen private property and money were flatly rejected. By the way – vessel was insured, but not crew. So, what’s on, I wonder? Shipowner nuts or something? Crew saved for him this damned vessel, and he didn’t offer them any compensation, not to mention necessity of medical treatment and recovery. There’s something very wrong with shipowner, KW - Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG. But it’s not all – in most tense, crisis days of talks with pirates, and then sailing to Salalah saga, my site was main source of information for at least Russian media. And site was switched off for hours (from 2 to 10 hrs, sometimes twice a day) each day during two weeks, something, I didn’t experienced before, never. Looks like there are many persons, who want the whole business to stay secret and pitch-black, afraid of any highlighting. Let me remind something - m/v Lehmann Timber highjacking is the first ever case we know, when crew was allowed to talk with media and relatives, and even more – I talked to pirates leader personally. We’ve been able to watch the whole story, each day and night, from the beginning till the end.
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Quickly and without noise, all crew Myanmar citizen – 9 persons, ratings, were taken from vessel to unknown destination, guess is, to airport. Without, for all I know, any medical examination. Officers – russian master, four ukranians and one estonian, were offered hotel rooms, medical check and one month salary – not as a compensation, but as a salary for the last two months. Requests for stolen private property and money were flatly rejected. By the way – vessel was insured, but not crew. So, what’s on, I wonder? Shipowner nuts or something? Crew saved for him this damned vessel, and he didn’t offer them any compensation, not to mention necessity of medical treatment and recovery. There’s something very wrong with shipowner, KW - Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG. But it’s not all – in most tense, crisis days of talks with pirates, and then sailing to Salalah saga, my site was main source of information for at least Russian media. And site was switched off for hours (from 2 to 10 hrs, sometimes twice a day) each day during two weeks, something, I didn’t experienced before, never. Looks like there are many persons, who want the whole business to stay secret and pitch-black, afraid of any highlighting. Let me remind something - m/v Lehmann Timber highjacking is the first ever case we know, when crew was allowed to talk with media and relatives, and even more – I talked to pirates leader personally. We’ve been able to watch the whole story, each day and night, from the beginning till the end.
Maritime Bulletin – Sovfracht http://www.odin.tc/
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Lehmann timber erreicht Warnemünde
Am 9.9. um 17 Uhr machte die „Lehmann Timber“ (IMO-No. 9418286) in Warnemünde fest, wo sie ihre Ladung Lukendeckel für die Aker-Werft löschte. Danach sollte sie nach St. Petersburg weiterfahren. Das Schiff war am 25.5. auf der Jungfernfahrt vor Oman gekapert und für 750000 Dollar ausgelöst worden. Nach der Freilassung hatte der Kapitän am 13.7. auf 14.11.6 N 58.21.4 O Mayday gefunkt, nachdem sein Schiff ohne Treibstoff in rauer See auf Drift gegangen war. Der Schlepper „Dubai Moon“ nahm es 2 Tage später auf den Haken und lieferte es am 21.7. in Salalah ab, wo die Crew medizinisch betreut und ausgetauscht, der Frachter gereinigt und repariert wurde.
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Re: Lehmann Timber-Crew frei!
Der Frachter "Lehmann Timber" steht weiter unter keinem guten Stern. Am 4.10. wurde er im finnischen Hamina während des Löschens einer eigentlich nach St. Petersburg bestimmten Stahlfracht wegen eines Disputs über die Destination auf das Verlangen der russischen Ladungseigner hin in die Kette gelegt.
