Tankers
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20 Crew Members Kidnapped From Tanker 110 NM S of Cotonou, Benin
UPDATE January 20: 19 of the kidnapped crew have been released and are reportedly in good health. One died in captivity, possibly due to illness. December 15: According to multiple […]
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19 Crew Missing From Oil Tanker Following Pirate Attack 76nm South of Bonny, Nigeria
December 03, 18:10 UTC: Nineteen crew have been kidnapped by an unknown number of armed pirates attacked and boarded a very large crude carrier (VLCC) NAVE CONSTELLATION (IMO #9515929) underway […]
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Successful Boarding and Attempted Theft Aboard Tanker in Singapore Straits Last Month
October 18, 15:07 UTC: Five unauthorized persons armed with knives and crowbars boarded a tanker underway near position 01:05.1N – 103:42.3E in the Singapore Straits, and entered the engine room. […]
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Six Unauthorized Persons Attempt to Board Tanker Underway in Singapore Straits
November 05, 11:48 UTC: Six persons in two speed boats approached a tanker underway in the Singapore Straits (posn 01:12.6N – 103:34.3E). Duty crew noticed the persons attempting to board […]
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Piracy Attempt Averted 57nm NNW of Sao Tome Island
November 07, 00:15 UTC: Armed persons in a skiff approached and fired upon a tanker underway approx 57nm NNW of Sao Tome Island (posn: 01:13.6N – 006:09.6E). Alarm raised, vessel […]
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Attempted Boarding of Tanker Berthed at Belawan Port, Indonesia
November 07, 19:00 UTC: During security rounds, crew onboard a tanker berthed at Belawan Port, Indonesia (Posn: 03:47.2N – 098:41.8E) noticed one unknown person trying to board the vessel using […]
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Iran Informs IMO of Two New Attacks on Its Tankers, Calls Red Sea ‘Unsafe’
November 07: Tehran had previously only reported a single attack on one of its tankers, which took place in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on 11 […]
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Boarding and Attempted Theft Aboard Tanker at Dumai Inner Anchorage, Indonesia
October 08, 19:20 UTC: Duty officer on board a tanker at Dumai Inner Anchorage (posn: 01:43N – 101:26E) noticed four robbers on deck and informed Master. Alarm raised, crew mustered […]
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Attempted Boarding of Tanker at Belawan Anchorage, Indonesia
October 14, 22:00 UTC: Duty crew onboard a tanker at Belawan Anchorage (posn: 03:55N – 098:48E) noticed a person attempting to board via the anchor chain, while two persons waited […]
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Boarding and Attempted Theft on Underway Tanker in Singapore Straits
October 24, 21:15 UTC: Alert crew onboard a tanker underway in the Singapore Strait (posn: 01:03.0N – 103:38.0E) noticed four robbers on deck and raised the alarm. Hearing the alerted […]
