Tag: Piracy
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EU Welcomes Formation of Red Sea Council to Help Secure Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
February 20: The EU welcomed the formation of the Red Sea Council, aimed at securing the waterways of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Red Sea and […]
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Suspicious Approach By 11 Vessels Near Bab El Mandeb Strait
February 22, 07:48-08:02 UTC: A vessel reported a suspicious approach by eleven skiffs with approx. 4-5 POB in posn. 12°10’0” N 043°31’3” E. Closest point of approach was 0.8 NM. […]
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Suspicious Approach of Liquified Gas Carrier in Arabian Sea
February 10, 10:15 LT: While underway in the Arabian Sea (approx. posn. 16°24’ N, 55°29’ E) the liquefied gas carrier BW PARIS (IMO #9368302) were pursued by three persons in […]
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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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EU NAVFOR Somalia and Combined Task Force-151 Conduct Focused Counter-Piracy Operation
February 07-09: During the period 7th – 9th Feb EU NAVFOR Somalia and Combined Task Force-151 (CTF-151) conducted focused counter-piracy operation IKARUS around the Somali Coast, the Horn of Africa and the […]
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Suspicious Approach By Nine Skiffs Off Ana Chaves Bay, São Tomé
February 11, 09:05 UTC: An unspecified number of persons in nine skiffs approached a merchant vessel near posn. 00°30N – 005°59E (47NM off Ava Chaves, São Tomé.) Crew implemented counter-piracy […]
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Piracy Attack on Container Vessel Underway Off Ana Chaves Bay, São Tomé
February 14, 08:12 UTC: At least two unauthorized persons in two speedboats successfully boarded the container vessel MAERSK TEMA (IMO #9698264) in position 01°33N-005°18E while she was underway from Pointe […]
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Departing BIMCO CEO Criticises Status of Nigerian Piracy
February 05: The departing CEO of international shipowning organisation BIMCO has hit out at Nigerian authorities’ failure to tackle piracy in West Africa as well as the tacit complicity of […]
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ECSA Raises the Alarm About the Gulf of Guinea
February 06: At the ECR Conference on Maritime Security and the Blue Economy yesterday in the European Parliament, ECSA [European Community Shipowners’ Association] raises the alarm about the dire security […]
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Singapore Plans to Restructure MSTF To Tackle Piracy in Strait
February 03: The Singapore Minister of Defence was asked: (a) what new tactics have been designed by those responsible for the rise in actual and attempted piracy and robbery cases […]
