The 'Afina' was intercepted and captured by the Russian Navy ships in neutral Romanian waters on Feb 26, 2022, along with the 'Princess Nicole' (IMO:8319392) on it s way to Constanta. The 'Afina' was en route from Nikolayev to Constanta. Both ships were ordered to stop for search and check purposes, and later they were escorted to Crimean waters. The last AIS positionsn dated on Feb 27 a 10 a.m. UTC, were 56 nm NW of Sevastopol.
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TONSBERG
The Polish Foreign Ministry reported that the crew members of the 'Tonsberg', who were captured by the pirates on Dec 13, 2021, in the Gulf of Guinea, have been released on Jan 17, 2022. One Polish sailor who was among the hostages has already returned home.
SAPFIR
The 'Sapfir' was captured by the Russians at Zmeiniy island on Feb 26, 2022. The communication to the ship was lost. It was deployed in unspecified mission in the island's waters. The ship’s position and status as well as the crew's fate were presently unknown.
RWABEE
The Houthis on Jan 15 rejected a call from the UN Security Council demanding the "immediate release" of the 'Rwabee'. At a meeting on Jan 12, the United Arab Emirates had urged members of the UN Security Council to adopt "a firm position" against the Houthi rebels. The seizure of the ship was an “act of piracy” denounced the permanent representative of the Emirates to the United Nations. The vessel, with 11 crew members on board, carried equipment for the construction of a hospital, Saudi Arabia said. For a rebel government official in Yemen, the "ship did not contain dates and games for children but weapons intended for extremist groups." When seized, the vessel was coming from Socotra, a strategic territory controlled by separatists from the south, close to the United Arab Emirates.
RWABEE
India said on Feb 3 the seven Indian sailors taken captive by Yemen’s Houthi rebels when they seized the 'Rwabee' on Jan 2 were safe, though the captors still have not provided access to the hostages. 11 crew members, including the Indian, are being held by the Houthis after they seized the vessel in the Red Sea. The rebels claimed the vessel was carrying “military supplies” and had entered Yemeni waters off the coast of Hudaydah “without authorisation”. Both India and the United Arab Emirates have demanded the release of the crew.