Weekly Piracy Report : ( 2 December - 8 December 2008 )
Suspicious crafts
None reported
Recently reported incidents
02.12.2008: 0230 UTC: Tema anchorage, Ghana.
Four robbers boarded an oil tanker at anchor. Robbers stole ship’s stores and escaped when noticed. No injuries to crew.
16.11.2008: 0945 LT: Posn: 05:34.53N - 005:22.39E, Warri river, Nigeria.
Several speedboats with heavily armed men approached a general cargo ship under pilotage. They fired warning shots into [...]
Maritime body issues S. China Sea piracy warning
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Ships have been told to keep a lookout to guard against pirate attacks in the South China Sea off eastern Malaysia following an attack on a vessel last week, the International Maritime Bureau said on Sunday.
The warning came after pirates attacked a coal ship 10 nautical miles off the coast of the eastern Malaysian island [...]
Weekly Piracy Report ( 25 November - 1 December 2008 )
Suspicious crafts
None reported
Recently reported incidents
26.11.2008: 0430 LT: Lagos anchorage, Nigeria.
Armed robbers in a small craft boarded a chemical tanker at anchor. They stole ship’s property and escaped before the duty A/B raised the alarm. The craft was observed approaching another vessel. The tanker warned the vessel. The craft aborted the attempt and headed back to [...]
Legal Hurdles in West Slow Pursuit of Pirates
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Somali pirates firing automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades hijacked yet another ship in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, this time seizing a chemical tanker. A German military helicopter from a nearby warship arrived in time to pull three security guards out of the water, but not soon enough to prevent the hijacking of the [...]
Indonesia warns of pirate attacks in Malacca Straits
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Pirate attacks in the Malacca Straits could rise as the global economic meltdown unfolds, Indonesia has warned. ”We predict that with the global crisis, there will be more pirates and illegal activities taking place in the Malacca Straits,” Sagom Tamboen, spokesman for the Indonesian Navy, told the local press. Joint patrols out at sea are [...]
Somali pirates hijack 1 ship, free another
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Somali pirates seized control of a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Friday and a NATO helicopter gunship, too late to prevent the hijacking, picked up three security guards who jumped into the sea. Both France and Germany, which have ships in the area as part of an international anti-piracy coalition, sent the [...]
Weekly Piracy Report (18 - 24 November 2008)
Suspicious crafts
None reported
Recently reported incidents
20.11.2008: 0200 LT: Tema roads, Ghana.
Eight robbers armed with long knives boarded a container ship at anchor via the anchor chain. They took hostage two duty-crew, tied them up and robbed them. They then stole ship’s equipment and stores. The duty officer, from the bridge, called the duty crew several times [...]
Shipping industry calls for blockade of Somalian coast
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A shipping body and tanker owners from around the world on Monday called for a military blockade along the coast of Somalia to intercept pirate vessels heading out to sea. Peter Swift, managing director of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, said stronger naval action - including aerial and aviation support - is necessary [...]
VLCC hijacked by pirates
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Following on from a spate of piratical activity, a very-large crude carrier (VLCC) has reportedly been hijacked off the East coast of Africa
It has been reported that the MT Sirius Star was attacked some 450nm south-east of Mogadishu. The Liberian flagged vessel is the largest to be hijacked to date, with deadweight (DWT) of 319,430 [...]
Weekly Piracy Report (04 Nov - 10 Nov 2008)
Suspicious crafts
None reported
Recently reported incidents
08.11.2008: 1400 UTC: Posn: 00:48N - 080:07W, Punta Pedernales, Ecuador.
Five armed robbers in a small fishing boat boarded an anchored yacht. They roughed up the crew and stole valuables and yacht’s property. With the assistance of another yacht, the incident was reported to USCG Alameda who then contacted the Ecuadorian authorities. [...]
