Tankers
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Tanker Targets
Somali pirates, driven north by monsoon rains, will probably attack more tankers navigating the Strait of Hormuz. The strait handles 17 percent of the global trade in oil, according to […]
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Tanker Taken
Somali pirates hijacked a chemical tanker with 25 crew members aboard off the Kenyan coast over the weekend, according to officials. News reports state the captured Singapore-registered ship “MT Gemini”, […]
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Record Ransom
The release of the VLCC “Irene SL” from Somali pirates after two months ago has come at a rather high cost. According to press reports the pirates freed the 319,000-dwt […]
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Tanker Saved
An Iranian news agency claims that Iranian Navy commandos opened fire on suspected Somali pirates attempting to hijack a supertanker. The attack on the Iranian tanker “Voyager 1” took place […]
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Mothership Freed
The tanker “MT Irene SL” has reportedly been released from pirate control. According to NATO the vessel ha been freed and its last reported position at 07 April 1755UTC was 06 […]
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Sharing Costs
Tanker owners are increasingly unhappy at the rising costs of transiting the Indian Ocean owing to pirate activity. They are pressing for a change from the Worldscale Association to incorporate […]
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Tanker Taken
At approximately 0900Z on 28 March, the Crude Oil Tanker the “MV Zirku” was hit by pirates. The vessel was approximately 250 nautical miles South East of Salalah in the […]
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Fending Them Off
On March 27, 2011 a group of pirates attempted to seize the tanker “Asia”, owned by Novoship. The vessel was 235 nm northeast of Socotra Island, when a boat with […]
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Armed Response
On 21-MAR-2011 315nm SE of Hobyo, Somalia, the tanker “Al-Nouf” was attacked by two skiffs (4 armed pirates, and 10 armed pirates). The PAG fired RPG’s and other automatic weapons […]
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Potential for Catastrophe
The former head of the Royal Navy Lord West of Spithead has warned that Somali pirates could create a “huge catastrophe” by disrupting the United Kingdom’s energy supplies. During question […]
