MV Danica White

History

Name	MV Danica White
Owner	Partrederiet Invest Vi^[2]
Operator	H. Folmer & Co., Copenhagen^[1]
Port of registry	Nakskov^[1]
Launched	1985^[1]
Identification	IMO number: 8401157 Call sign: OXMG2 Registration number: D 2995^[1]
General characteristics
Type	Bulk carrier^[1]
Tonnage	997 gt 1,563 dwt
Length	61.55 m (201 ft 11 in)^[1]
Installed power	588 kW (789 hp)^[1]
Crew	6^[1]

The Danish-owned cargo ship MV Danica White was hijacked and maneuvered into Somali waters on 1 June 2007.^[1] On 3 June 2007, USS Carter Hall, a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship engaged the pirates, firing machine-gun bursts at the skiffs in tow behind the Danish ship, but failed to stop them.^[3] Following 83 days in captivity, the crew of five and the ship were released after the owner, H. Folmer & Co, paid a ransom of 723,000 United States dollars, which was negotiated down from $1.5 million.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "DANICA WHITE Pirate attack and hijacking on 1 June 2007" (PDF). Danish Maritime Authority. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ "Fakta om Danica White" (in Danish). Folmer.dk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ Starr, Barbara (6 June 2007). "U.S. warship can't stop pirates off Somalia". CNN. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
^ "Danica White hijacker among arrested pirates". Shippingwatch.com. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.