TheCyprus-flagged 74,193-dwt Sea Urchin (built 2001) was detained by lawyers fromlocal law firm Rajah & Tann.
AISdata shows the ship presently anchored off Singapore’s east coast inapproximate position 01° 17.50'N, 103° 54.22'E.
Theexact details as to why the ship has been arrested remain unclear, but it islikely to be related to outstanding payments for services.
MarshallIslands-registered, but Greece-based Alert Shipmanagement is reported to be theship’s owner and manager.
AlertShipmanagement is said to have bought the former Torvald Klaveness vessel GuinomarBastion in September 2005 for $36.5m.
This is the secondship arrest in Singapore in as many days and follows the detention of Hosco’s 81,667-dwtEverglory (built 2012).
