Piracy & Ship Attacks July 6, 2010

MT MOTIVATOR Hijacked in the southern Red Sea

In the early hours of July 4, the MT Motivator reported it was under small arms fire from a pirate attack in the northern Bab Al Mandeb area in the southern Red Sea. After notification of the attack, attempts were made to make contact with the Motivator, but were unsuccessful.

The MT Motivator, deadweight 13,065 tonnes with a crew of 18 Filipino nationals on board, is a Marshall Islands Flagged chemical products tanker loaded with lubricants oil.