03.04.2011:
0100 LT: Posn: 01:07S – 117:15E, Samarinda anchorage, Indonesia.
Robbers boarded a general cargo ship at anchor. They broke the padlocks on the bosun store and stole ship's stores and escaped upon seeing the duty crew on patrol. Port authorities informed.
03.04.2011:
0205 UTC: Posn: 05:35S – 040:20E, around 30nm SE of Pemba Island, Tanzania, (Off Somalia).
Pirates in two skiffs armed with RPG and guns chased and fired upon a bulk carrier underway with intent to hijack. Master raised alarm, increased speed and commenced evasive manoeuvres resulting in the skiffs moving away. After a while the skiffs resumed the chase but aborted after a while.
05.04.2011:
0628 UTC: Posn: 16:00.6N – 059:52.1E, around 375nm NE of Socotra island, (Off Somalia).
Two large white hulled skiffs were noticed approaching a tanker underway at a distance of 2.5 nm. Master raised alarm and all crew except for the duty crew mustered in the safe room. The security team onboard fired rocket flares as a warning. The skiffs ignored this and continued to approach the tanker at high speed and at a distance of 600meters the security team fired warning shots. One skiff stopped while the other continued its approach. The security team reported that this skiff fired upon the vessel as it approached. The security team returned fire resulting in the skiff aborting the attempted attack.
05.04.2011:
0430 LT: Posn: 01:45.22N – 101:22.17E, Indopalm terminal, Lubuk Gaung, Dumai, Indonesia.
Five robbers in a small boat approached and came alongside a chemical tanker at berth. One of the robbers attempted to climb onboard using the fire wire. Duty crew noticed the robbers and informed other crewmembers. The robbers aborted the attempted boarding upon seeing the crewmembers on deck.
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