MV Guanabara

MV Guanabara is an oil tanker which was attacked by four pirates on 5 March 2011.

Guanabara in the Arabian Sea on 6 March 2011
History
Name	Guanabara
Port of registry	Bahamas
Builder	Tsuneishi Corp., Tadotsu
Launched	28 August 2007
Identification	IMO number: 9384992
General characteristics
Class & type	Crude oil tanker
Tonnage	57,462 GT 106,045 DWT
Length	230.0 m (754 ft 7 in)
Beam	42.0 m (137 ft 10 in)
Draught	10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Speed	5.6 knots (10.4 km/h; 6.4 mph)
Crew	24

The tanker was attacked by four armed Somali pirates at 3pm on 5 March 2011. The crew of 24 hid in a safe room, and summoned help from USS Bulkeley and the Turkish TCG Giresun. The pirates were captured without a fight. Three of the pirates were indicted in Japan. The fourth was turned over to juvenile authorities, as it was determined that he was a minor.^[1]