CPO China foils hijacking attempt

[Magogman]

News on www.yahoo.com at 1800 Tues 4 Jan reports that the products tanker CPO China, 9434204, flagged in the UK, foiled a hijacking attempt in the North Arabian Sea on Monday.  According to reports, the 20 crew members made it to a safe room from where they could control the ship.  The hijackers, who had fired upon and boarded the vessel, eventually gave up and returned to their skiffs left the immediate area.

[Cody Williams]

Here's some more information.

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne has disrupted a pirate attack on a tanker in the Arabian Sea.

HMAS Melbourne steamed to the aid of the UK-flagged chemical tanker MV CPO China, which had been boarded by pirates in the Arabian Sea at approximately 1.45pm Bahrain time on Monday, 3 January.

When initially alerted to the incident HMAS Melbourne was approximately 267kms north of the MV CPO China but was able to cover that distance in just over six hours.

While steaming to the aid of the MV CPO China, HMAS Melbourne