FV Win Far 161

History


Name:	Win Far 161 (穩發161號)
Owner:	Hsien Lung Yin
Operator:	Win Jyi Fishery CO. LTD.
Port of registry:	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Route:	Tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean
General characteristics
Tonnage:	700 tonnes
Length:	56 m (184 ft)
Crew:	30 (2 Taiwanese, 5 Chinese, 6 Indonesian and 17 Philippine nationals); 27 survivors; 1 Chinese and 1 Indonesian national died

Win Far 161 (Chinese: 穩發161號) is a Taiwanese fishing vessel captured by Somali pirates on 6 April 2009 near the Seychelles. 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. Two of the 30 crew had died during their time held hostage, due to malnutrition and neglect by their Somali captors.