MV Maersk Alabama Container Ship
MV Maersk Alabama (formerly Alva Maersk) is a container ship owned by United States-based Maersk Line Limited and operated by Waterman Steamship.
It has a light-blue hull and a beige superstructure like all Maersk vessels, regardless of their flag of registry.It is noted for its detention in 2004 over an apparent fraud scheme, and its attempted seizure by pirates near Somalia in 2009.
At 6:30 am on November 18, 2009, the Maersk Alabama was reportedly sailing some 350 nautical miles east of Somalia when it was fired upon by four pirates wielding automatic weapons and traveling in a skiff. The assault failed after guards on the ship responded with small arms fire and acoustical weapons. Afterward, a Djibouti-based patrol plane flew to the scene and an EU ship searched the area.
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Maersk Alabama | MV Maersk Alabama | MV Maersk Alabama Container Ship | Waterman Steamship
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