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Two Maersk ship assisted disabled vessel

The 'Manila Maersk' and 'Munkebo Maersk' assisted the 'Freya' with four people on board, which had issued a Mayday call after loss of steering in adverse weather conditions in pos. 12 45 07.2 N, 054 18 18.6 E, approximately eight nautical miles northeast of Socotra Island in the Arabian Sea on July 28, 2023, at 8 a.m. UTC. The vessel had requested a tow to a safe place for repairs. Upon the Mayday relay, the 'Manila Maersk' provided a lee until 1.45 p.m. The vessel attempted to contact local MRCC to assume coordination. UKMRCC had attempted to contact Yemen, Oman, UAE, and Saudi Arabia to pass coordination but was unsuccessful. The UKMTO tasked vessels, a South Korean warship, and a Yemeni warship as well as the 'Kmax Emperor' were contacted as they were the next to the 'Freya'. , however, they were 27 nautical miles away and were proceeding at five knots due to the weather in the area. The 'Munkebo Maersk' (IMO: 9632117) stayed on scene providing a lee until 9.30 p.m. UTC, Jul 28. The vessel was then taken in tow by a dhow en route to Socotra at a speed of three knots.