EVANGELIA L

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Disabled bulkcarrier towed to Honolulu

The "Evangelia L" was disabled and adrift since Oct 21, 2017, in North Pacific, northwest of Honolulu. The vessel was en route from Guatemala to Caofeidan, ETA Oct 31. She started to move towards Honolulu on Oct 27, changing port of destination and ETA, after Five Oceans Salvage was contracted to tow it to Honolulu for repairs. The tug "Manuokekai" (IMO: 7722061) reached the bulkcarrier on Oct 31, ETA Honolulu Nov 3.

Operation Atalanta and Chinese Navy Work Together to Ensure World Food Programme Ship Remains Safe from Pirates

After the successful cooperation with the EU’s counter-piracy operational headquarters (OHQ) and the Chinese Navy warship, CNS Xiangtan, a World Food Programme (WFP) vessel, Evangelia L, has arrived safely in the port of Berbera. Evangelia L had been chartered by the WFP to carry humanitarian aid to the Somali port. After phone calls between the EU’s OHQ and Chinese naval authorities, it was agreed that CNS Xiangtan would rendezvous with Evangelia L in the port of Djibouti and escort her to Berbera to ensure she stayed safe from any potential pirate attack. http://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/operation-atalanta-chinese-navy-work-together-ensure-world-food-programme-ship-remains-safe-pirates/