MV Kota Wajar

History
Name: MV Kota Wajar
Operator: Pacific International Lines[1]
Port of registry:  Singapore[2]
Completed: 1997[1]
Identification:
Status: in active service, as of 2016[2]
General characteristics
Type: Container ship
Tonnage:
Length: 184.5 metres (605 ft)[2]
Beam: 27.5 metres (90 ft)[2]
Speed:
Capacity: 1500 TEU[1]
Crew: 21[1]

MV Kota Wajar is a 1997-built container ship operated by Pacific International Lines. On 15 October 2009, she was captured by Somali pirates en route to Mombasa.[1][3] After received a $4 million ransom, the pirates released the ship on 28 December 2009, she was then assisted with medical supplies and logistics by the Canadian frigate HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337).[1][4]

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