WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT

27.02.2011:
0534 UTC: Posn: 20:29N – 060:08E, around 120nm SxE of Ras al Had, Oman, (Off Somalia).
Seven pirates in a skiff chased and fired upon a bulk carrier underway. Master enforced anti-piracy system and managed to evade the boarding.
28.02.2011:
0606 UTC: Posn: 18:48N – 058:25E, around 265nm NE of Salalah, Oman (Off Somalia).
Armed pirates attacked and boarded a bulk carrier underway. They took hostage 24 crew members and hijacked the ship.
28.02.2011:

27.02.2011:
0534 UTC: Posn: 20:29N – 060:08E, around 120nm SxE of Ras al Had, Oman, (Off Somalia).
Seven pirates in a skiff chased and fired upon a bulk carrier underway. Master enforced anti-piracy system and managed to evade the boarding.
28.02.2011:
0606 UTC: Posn: 18:48N – 058:25E, around 265nm NE of Salalah, Oman (Off Somalia).
Armed pirates attacked and boarded a bulk carrier underway. They took hostage 24 crew members and hijacked the ship.
28.02.2011:
 1630 UTC: Posn: 16:44N – 055:37E, around 90nm ExS of Salalah, Oman (Off Somalia).
A chemical tanker underway noticed a suspected mother vessel doing around 8 knots at a distance of 17 nm. Later a skiff was seen to approach the tanker from the direction of the mother vessel. The skiff closed to around 3-5 metres and attempted to get alongside the tanker. Master raised alarm, took evasive manoeuvres, transmitted distress message, crew took shelter in the engine room and switched off all lights. A navy aircraft came to the location and investigated.
28.02.2011:
0650 UTC: Posn: 17:36.2N – 056:45.6E, around 160nm ExN of Salalah, Oman (Off Somalia).
A suspicious mother vessel and 3 high speed skiffs were seen approaching a chemical tanker underway. Master raised alarm, increased speed, took evasive manoeuvres and all crew standby with anti-piracy plan. Early detection ensured that the skiffs were not able to get close to the tanker. The skiffs stopped following the tanker after 45 minutes. The tanker was installed with double razor wire fence along the handrails along with fire hoses.
01.03.2011:
 1100 UTC: Posn: 02:24S – 046:07E, around 265nm SxE of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Four pirates in a blue and white skiff chased a fishing vessel underway with intent to board. When the skiffs were at a distance of one nm the vessel protection detachment fired warning shots. The skiffs closed to a distance of 0.8nm before aborting and moving away. Weapons were sighted in the skiff.
 02.03.2011:
0750 UTC: Posn: 12:11.79N – 063:58.4E, around 550nm east of Socotra, (Off Somalia).
Six armed pirates opened fire and boarded a motorised sailing boat. The crew of the sailing boat locked themselves in the engine room. The sailing boat was under escort by another vessel with armed security personal. The security personal engaged the pirates and approached the sailing boat. On seeing the security guards approaching the pirates abandoned the moved away. A mother vessel was seen at a distance of 7nm.
02.03.2011:
0350 UTC: Posn: 20:30.7S – 058:50.6E, around 60nm east of Mauritius.
A suspicious vessel with white colour hull approached a bulk carrier underway at a distance of 6nm. Crew alerted and engine room manned. Vessel altered course to keep away from the vessel. After 20 minutes the suspicious vessel moved away.
03.03.2011:
0840 UTC: Posn: 15:23.2N – 052:04.3E: Gulf of Aden.
Two skiffs with four pirates in each armed with automatic weapons approached and fired upon a general cargo ship underway. The security team embarked onboard returned fire and as a result the pirates aborted the attack. Crew and vessel are safe continued passage.
03.03.2011:
 0615 UTC: Posn: 17:31.2N – 057:31.9E, around 205nm ExN of Salalah, Oman (Off Somalia).
A black and white hulled dhow along with a grey coloured skiff with four armed pirates chased a tanker underway. The tanker made evasive manoeuvres, increased speed and sent SSAS alert. The skiff later aborted the attempt.