Tankers
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Suspicious Approach of Tanker 50nm South of Lomé, Togo
March 05, 07:46 UTC: Initial reports that the oil/chemical tanker STI BOSPHORUS (IMO #9785691) was approached by a skiff with 9-10 POB near position 05°21’45N, 001°31’48E 50 NM south of […]
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Suspicious Approaches By Skiffs, Some Unmanned, Off Yemen
UPDATE March 09: There continue to be conflicting reports on this incident. The UKMTO reports that the incident occurred at approx. 10:20 UTC and involved three small crafts – one […]
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Armed Robbery Aboard Tanker at Port Au Prince Anchorage, Haiti
February 25, 07:07 UTC: Two unauthorized persons armed with a gun boarded a tanker at Port Au Prince Anchorage in Haiti (posn. 18:34.0N – 072:23.2W). Alert duty crew noticed the […]
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Iran Seizes Tanker Suspected of Oil Smuggling; All 13 Crew Detained
February 22: Iran’s coast guard seized a foreign tanker accused of smuggling oil in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday, February 22. The tanker was reportedly towed to Bandar-e-Jask Port, […]
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Suspicious Approach By Six Skiffs Near Bab-el-Mandeb
February 25, 10:41 UTC: While underway near the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in approx. posn. 12°13′ N 44°06′ E the oil/chemical tanker WAWASAN EMERALD (IMO # 9412763) was reportedly approached to within […]
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Fatal Piracy Incident Off Venezuela – CSO Alliance Report
February 24: At approx. 01:00 LT the oil products tanker SAN RAMON (SEABOARD I; IMO #7824572) was attacked and robbed by six armed persons who then escaped. The Master was […]
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10 Crew Kidnapped From Tanker 76NM SW of Cotonou, Benin
February 20, 01:10 UTC: Initial reports indicate that 10 (out of a total of 24) crew have been kidnapped from the crude oil tanker ALPINE PENELOPE (IMO #9379301) while she […]
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Theft Aboard Tanker In Eastbound Lane of TSS of Singapore Strait, Half An Hour After Unsuccessful Theft On Nearby Bulker
February 09 02:52 LT: Approximately half an hour after an unsuccessful theft aboard a nearby bulker, an unauthorized person was spotted in the engine room of the tanker SWARNA JAYANTI […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Tanker at Lagos Anchorage
February 01, 01:30 UTC: Two unauthorized persons in a boat boarded a tanker at Lagos Anchorage (posn. 06:15.7N – 003:19.1E). They tried to seize the duty AB on routine rounds, […]
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Attempted Theft By Two Persons at Callao Anchorage, Peru
January 28, 08:18 UTC: Two unauthorised persons from two skiffs came alongside and boarded a tanker at Callao Anchorage in Peru (posn: 12:00.15S – 077:10.59W). Duty watchman on security rounds […]
