The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has issued a further warning of the risk of kidnap in Sabah, Malaysia, following on from their earlier warning on 22 May of 5 armed pirates in the area. On 2nd July ReCAAP received information from the Philippine Coast Guard … More ReCAAP Issue Warning of Kidnap in Sabah, Malaysia
The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) reported that a tanker anchored at Conakry Anchorage, Guinea had been boarded. The unnamed tanker was boarded on 9th June, around 0015 UTC by possibly seven persons armed with guns and knives. The pirates stole ship’s cash and crew belongings before escaping. Five crew members were assaulted during the … More Crew Assaulted During Piracy Attack
A spate of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea over the weekend could bring the kidnapping total in the area to over 50. On May 9th (unconfirmed) reports indicate that a motor vessel (MV), most likely to be the research vessel MV DJIBLOHO was attacked by pirates in a speedboat. The vessel was boarded … More More Piracy Attacks in the Gulf of Guinea
The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has reported four incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia from in one week, from the 14th through to the 20th April 2020. Of the four incidents, one was a CAT 4 piracy incident that occurred onboard … More Asia Suffers Four Incidents of Piracy in a Week
Dryad Global has issued a Security Notice following an incident report of a chemical tanker being boarded 50nautical miles NE of Fujairah, in the Gulf of Oman The tanker was at anchor, at 25° 41’N 056°59’E – 50nm NE Fujairah / 47nm NW Iranian Port of Bandar e-Jask. The Hong Kong-flagged vessel is reported to … More Vessel Boarded 50nm NE Fujairah
On the 27th March 2020, a container ship was fired upon as they were underway, around 97nm South of Bonny Island, Nigeria. A skiff with 10 armed pirates chased and fired upon a container ship underway. The skiff was travelling at some 21 knots. The Master raised the alarm, activated the distress alert, increased speed … More Armed Pirates Attack Ship Underway
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) have issued an Advisory Notice following a suspicious approach to a tanker in the Arabian Gulf. The approach was made on 27th March 2020, Tunb-Farur Eastbound TSS 23nm from shore. The MT was approached by 2 skiffs with 5-6 persons on board, with a ladder raised. The tanker … More Piracy Warnings For Ships in Arabian Gulf
Through close collaboration between Singaporean and Indonesian authorities, the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) apprehended three perpetrators who had boarded a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Sam Jaguar in the Singapore Strait early this morning, in the waters east of Pulau Karimun Kecil, Indonesia. The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) and Information Fusion … More Close Cooperation Between Republic of Singapore Navy and Indonesian Navy Led to Successful Disruption of Sea Robbery in the Singapore Strait
The United States of America and the Republic of Gabon have assumed the co-secretariat of Friends of Gulf of Guinea, an international group that fights piracy in the region. In a press statement issued on March, 4th, Morgan Ortagus – Department spokesperson for US Department of State, announced; “The Department of State is pleased to … More The United States and Gabon Assume the Co-Secretariat of the Friends of Gulf of Guinea
The Saudi led coalition group fighting in Yemen said it had thwarted an attack on an oil tanker off the country’s coast, the official Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday 4th March. The Official Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Col Turki Al-Malki said, “An imminent terrorist attack that was … More Tanker Attack Thwarted Off Yemen
