Missing Oceanografia’s Supply Ship Reappears

An offshore supply ship identified as Caballo Maya, owned by oil service provider Oceanografía SA, has reappeared having went missing yesterday from its moorings in Veracruz, Mexico.

The disappearance was reported by the Mexico City’s district judge Felipe Consuelo Soto on Thursday afternoon.

The ship was found twelve kilometers offshore of the Isla de Sacrificios (Island of Sacrifices), in the anchorage area of the Veracruz coast, local media said citing the port’s captain Enrique Cascarrabias.

Information on who moved the diving support vessel and why, are yet to be determined.

The 142-meter offshore supply ship is of key importance for the reactivation of a legal proceedings against the its owner, which was seized in February, 2104 for its suspected involvement in a loan fraud.

Namely, Oceanografia is believed of having issued fraudulent invoices on loans to Citigroup Inc worth around $400 million.

The ship, capable of accommodating up to 300 people, is equipped with one large 850 MT main crane, and one smaller 100 MT crane, a helideck, and is capable of carrying out heavy lift operations, and saturation diving activities.

World Maritime News Staff