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The 'Gas Bali' carrying cooking gas is yet to be allocated space to offload the product two weeks after it arrived at the Mombasa port. The delay has compounded the losses that companies are facing from LPG shortage. Gas Bali arrived in Mombasa on December 27, but was yet to be allocated ullage at the Shimanzi Oil Terminal, which can only handle 1,200 tonnes of the commodity at a time. Relevant Links East Africa Kenya Energy The ships are evacuated several times before it offloads the entire consignment leading to further delays. The demand for LPG has increased significantly due to a growing middle class and growth in the economy with the Energy Regulatory Commission estimating that the country consumes about 90,000 tonnes of LPG annually. http://allafrica.com/stories/201201100260.html

The "Gas Bali" was attacked b ypirates on Oct 16, 2011, at 10:57 UTC while underway in position 05:01S – 040:03E, approximately 64 nm northeast of Zanzibar Island, Tanzania. One skiff closed on the ship and the onboard security team fired a warning shot. Personnel in the skiff returned fire with an RPG, which did not hit the ship. Crew mustered in the citadel with exception of bridge team. Skiff reportedly aborted attack at this point.