The British shipping safety company Ambrey has announced that a US-owned dry cargo ship flying the Greek flag has requested military assistance, stating that it was “under missile attack” some 93 miles east of Aden, Yemen.
According to Ambrey, the crew is unharmed.
He added that the ship’s Automatic Identification System (AIS) was transmitting at the time that the ship had loaded cargo from the Punta Alvear terminal in Argentina.
According to tradewinds, the description and location of the ship matches the 48,900 dwt Sea Champion (built in 2005).
The ship is operated by Mega Shipping Line Corp, a New York-based company with Greek-American interests.
