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Home » WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT

WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT

by Joshua
March 4, 2012
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26.02.2012:
1522 UTC: Posn: 05:16N – 004:01W, Abidjan Inner Anchorage 9, Ivory Coast.

Three robbers in a canoe, armed with knives, boarded from the port side main deck an anchored Offshore Supply Ship. One robber threatened the watch man with a knife while the other two took the pressure washer and ran away. The alarm was raised. Port control was informed. After a short while the harbour police patrol boat came and returned the stolen item. No injuries and no damage to the vessel.

27.02.2012:

26.02.2012:
1522 UTC: Posn: 05:16N – 004:01W, Abidjan Inner Anchorage 9, Ivory Coast.

Three robbers in a canoe, armed with knives, boarded from the port side main deck an anchored Offshore Supply Ship. One robber threatened the watch man with a knife while the other two took the pressure washer and ran away. The alarm was raised. Port control was informed. After a short while the harbour police patrol boat came and returned the stolen item. No injuries and no damage to the vessel.

27.02.2012:
 0430 UTC: Posn: 12:29N – 043:41E, Bab El Mandeb Straits, Red Sea.

A bulk carrier underway noticed nine skiffs approaching aggressively at stbd side and one skiff at port side. Master raised alarm, increased speed and began evasive manoeuvres. One skiff with 10-15 pirates onboard close in to a distance of less than one nm and the security team fired warning shots. The skiff stopped its approach for a moment and began to chase the ship again. Then, the security team fired more warning shots resulting in the pirates aborting the attempted attack and rejoining with the other skiffs and continued to drift.

28.02.2012:
1510 UTC: Posn: 04:12N – 006:56E, 3nm from Fairway Buoy Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Eight pirates armed with guns in a wooden boat boarded and started firing towards the bridge and galley on an anchored refrigerated cargo ship. The pirates ransacked the ship and stole crew cash, personnel effects and ship cash and properties. They took hostage the Master and C/E and escaped. The ship informed the local authorities through the agents and sailed to a safe distance without the presence of Master and C/E onboard. One crew wounded and one crew unaccounted for.

29.02.2012:
 1745 LT: Posn: 21:44N – 091:37E, 12NM West of Kutubdia Island, Bangladesh.

Robbers boarded a container ship at anchor. Robbers stole ship's stores and escaped unnoticed. Master informed port authority and local agent.

30.01.2012:
 0230 LT: Posn: 04:45S – 011:48E, Pointe Noire Anchorage, The Congo.

Five robbers in a canoe approached an anchored guard vessel during heavy rain. One of the robbers boarded the vessel and stole ship stores. C/O on watch noticed the robber with a long knife on the main deck and raised the alarm. Crew mustered and shouted at the robber who jumped overboard and escaped with his accomplices. Incident reported to the local police and port authorities.


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