29.04.2014:
1931 UTC: Posn: 04:56N – 004:49E, Around 35nm West of Bayelsa Province Coast, Nigeria.
Two armed pirates boarded a product tanker underway. As the crew retreated into the citadel the on board armed team fired at the pirates. Most of the crew including the guards managed to retreat into the citadel. Head count in the citadel indicated two crew missing. When the guards and crew emerged from the citadel they found the C/E had been killed and the 3/O with injuries. The vessel headed towards Lagos
29.04.2014:
1931 UTC: Posn: 04:56N – 004:49E, Around 35nm West of Bayelsa Province Coast, Nigeria.
Two armed pirates boarded a product tanker underway. As the crew retreated into the citadel the on board armed team fired at the pirates. Most of the crew including the guards managed to retreat into the citadel. Head count in the citadel indicated two crew missing. When the guards and crew emerged from the citadel they found the C/E had been killed and the 3/O with injuries. The vessel headed towards Lagos
30.04.2014:
0500 LT: Posn: 01:24.4N – 104:41.2E, Around 12nm NNE of Pulau Bintan, Indonesia.
Three robbers boarded an anchored chemical tanker. The duty wiper on routine rounds noticed the robbers and informed the duty engineer who raised the alarm. The robbers immediately escaped in their boat. All crew mustered. Upon searching the vessel it was found that some engine spares were missing.
30.04.2014:
0150 LT: Posn: 22:08.1N – 091:41.6E, Chittagong Anchorage, Bangladesh.
Two robbers boarded an anchored tanker from the stern. Ship's alarm raised, all crew mustered and Port Control notified. Seeing the crew alertness, the robbers escaped with stolen ship's properties.
01.05.2014:
0425 LT: Posn: 01:24.0N – 104:35.1E, Around 10nm North of Pulau Bintan, Indonesia.
Duty crew on board an anchored general cargo ship saw a small boat approaching from astern. On further checking he noticed the boat had come alongside and had six robbers armed with handguns. Alarm raised and ship’s horn sounded. The robbers aborted the attempted boarding and moved away.
01.05.2014
0530 LT in Posn: 01:29.38N – 104:47.45E, Around 20nm NE of Pulau Bintan, Indonesia.
Alert crew on board a drifting product tanker noticed three persons armed with knives boarding. Alarm raised and all crew mustered. Seeing the alerted crew the persons retreated empty handed.
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