14.04.2012:
0145 UTC: Posn: 14:17.5N – 052:50.7E, Gulf of Aden.
D/O onboard a tanker underway noticed two skiffs being launched from a mother ship. The skiffs started approaching the vessel. Onboard security team alerted. Master raised alarm, fired two rocket flares and altered away from the vessel. The skiffs later aborted and moved back towards the mother vessel.
14.04.2012:
0652 UTC: Posn: 16:54N – 065:59E (Around 410nm WSW of Mumbai, India), Off Somalia.
14.04.2012:
0145 UTC: Posn: 14:17.5N – 052:50.7E, Gulf of Aden.
D/O onboard a tanker underway noticed two skiffs being launched from a mother ship. The skiffs started approaching the vessel. Onboard security team alerted. Master raised alarm, fired two rocket flares and altered away from the vessel. The skiffs later aborted and moved back towards the mother vessel.
14.04.2012:
0652 UTC: Posn: 16:54N – 065:59E (Around 410nm WSW of Mumbai, India), Off Somalia.
Seven pirates armed with guns in a skiff approached a chemical tanker underway at high speed. Alarm sounded and armed security team mustered. When the skiff was 0.5nm from the vessel the armed security team fired warning shots and the skiff aborted the approach. A mother vessel was sighted in the vicinity.
15.04.2012:
2300 LT: Posn: 01:35N – 104:37E, Around 24nm NE of Tg. Penyusop, Malaysia.
Seven pirates armed with guns and knives boarded a tanker underway. They threatened the crewmembers, damaged the communication equipments and stole ship’s cash and properties and escaped. No injuries to crewmembers. Incident reported to Singapore and Vietnam MRCC.
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