WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT

08.06.2014:
 2320 LT: Posn: 22:29N – 091:41E, Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh.
Six armed robbers in a small boat approached and boarded an anchored tanker using a hooked portable ladder. Duty A/B informed the bridge who raised the alarm, sounded ship’s whistle and crew mustered on the bridge. SSAS activated and two rocket parachute flares fired. The robbers proceed to the forecastle, forced open the bosun store, stole ship properties and escaped after an hour.
10.06.2014:

08.06.2014:
 2320 LT: Posn: 22:29N – 091:41E, Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh.
Six armed robbers in a small boat approached and boarded an anchored tanker using a hooked portable ladder. Duty A/B informed the bridge who raised the alarm, sounded ship’s whistle and crew mustered on the bridge. SSAS activated and two rocket parachute flares fired. The robbers proceed to the forecastle, forced open the bosun store, stole ship properties and escaped after an hour.
10.06.2014:
0405 LT: Posn: 06:01N – 001:18E, Lome Achorage, Togo
A wooden boat with seven suspected robbers on board approached an anchored container ship and attempted to board the vessel using a long stick with a hook. Alert crew raised the alarm and notified Togo navy. Crew mustered. Noticing the crew alertness the robbers aborted the attempted boarding and moved away.
10.06.2014:
0645 LT: Posn: 17:37N – 083:24E, Visakhapatnam, India.
Two robbers boarded an anchored tanker. OOW spotted the robbers and raised the alarm. All crew mustered. Seeing the crew alertness, the robbers aborted the attempt and escaped in their fishing boat