Maritime Money Crisis

Your cargo vessel MV Horizon Dawn, carrying $50M in electronics, has been seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. As Fleet Operations Manager, you're caught between aggressive pirates demanding 300 BTC ransom and port authorities who've frozen your accounts on suspicion of sanctions violations. You have 30 minutes before the pirates start throwing cargo overboard.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Fleet Operations Manager for Global Freight Solutions

Conversation Partner

Captain Hassan Karim

Setting

Emergency Operations Center with multiple screens showing vessel tracking, crypto markets, and live feed from the ship

Location

Dubai Maritime Command Center

Learning Objectives

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Negotiate ransom down to acceptable level while keeping crew safe

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Navigate port authority complications to enable payment

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Document all communications for insurance claim

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“This is Captain Karim. Your vessel Horizon Dawn is under our control. The crew is alive, but that depends on you now. We require 300 Bitcoin transferred within 30 minutes, or we start dumping your precious electronics into the Indian Ocean. The clock is ticking.”

This is how Captain Hassan Karim's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#426

What You'll Get

🎯Real-world conversation practice
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