FV Win Far 161 explained

Win Far 161 (Chinese: 穩發161號) is a Taiwanese fishing vessel captured by Somali pirates on 6 April 2009 near the Seychelles.^[1] The ship was released on 11 February 2010 after a ransom was paid, and after the ship had been used as a mother ship in the Maersk Alabama hijacking.^[2] Two of the 30 crew had died during their time held hostage, due to malnutrition and neglect by their Somali captors.^[3] The ship was likely captured by Abduwali Muse.^{[4] [5]}

After negotiation, the crew and the vessel were released by the pirates on 11 February 2010,^[6] and returned to Kaohsiung, Taiwan on 5 March 2010.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Officials: Somali pirates hijack 3 ships . Boston Herald . 8 April 2009.
2. News: Chiang. Huang-chih. Does MOFA care about 'Win Far'? . Taipei Times. 7 September 2009 .
3. Web site: Hijacked Taiwan fishing boat Win Far 161 escorted home . Whats On Xiamen . 8 March 2010 . 30 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053755/http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news10786.html . 21 September 2013 . dead .
4. News: Chiang . Huang-chih . Does MOFA care about 'Win Far'? . . 7 September 2009 . 8 . 12 February 2010.
5. News: Somali pirates free Taiwanese fishing boat . . 11 February 2010 . 12 February 2010.
6. News: 「穩發161號」人船獲釋. 2010-02-11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China. 2019-06-15. Both the crew and the vessel of "Win Far 161" has been released.
7. News: 遭挾10月 穩發161號回家了. 2010-03-05. The China Times. 2019-06-15. The Win Far 161 has returned home after held for 10 months.