MAERSK LEBU

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Container ship Maersk Lebu attacked by pirates in Malacca Strait

On August 21, at about 0430 hrs, Maersk Lebu was underway when four perpetrators were again sighted in the engine room. The master raised the alarm and the perpetrators escaped in a waiting small boat. There was no loss of property and the crew was safe.

Medevac off Goa

In an early morning rescue operation on Jan 26, 2012, the Indian Coast Guard ship evacuated a sick Filipino crew member from the "Maersk Lebu" off Goa. The vessel was enroute Istanbul to Singapore when one of the crew members fell seriously ill and had to be evacuated immediately. The Maritime rescue sub-centre Goa directed the vessel to come closer to Mormugao while the Indian Coast Guard ship "C-148" proceeded to evacuate the man and take him to Vasco. The patient was medevaced from the ship and handed over to the local agent at Vasco for further treatment.