TWO “security officers” and the captain of a containership have been charged in a Kenyan court with illegally possessing weapons, namely a Remington sniper rifle, three AK47s, two Glocks and 600 rounds of ammunition, reports the UK’s Handy Shipping Guide.

The guns were discovered when the German-owned, Panama-flagged 2,468-TEU Belgica was discharging containers in Mombasa.

Captain Bernd Waschitzek and his two officers, Sven Bauermann and Jozef Michialik have been released on bail by the Kenyan authorities after having stated that the weapons were purely for anti-piracy defence.

Vessel owner Hammonia Reederei has made no comment on the company website but unconfirmed reports state the vessel is still moored at Mombasa and the two crewmen are “security officers”.

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