Piracy Reports
The overall maritime threat in the Gulf of Aden is assessed as LOW; incidents are possible but not likely. Over the past year, the number of confirmed and suspicious at-sea
incidents (e.g. boardings, robberies, hijackings, etc.)... Read More
incidents (e.g. boardings, robberies, hijackings, etc.)... Read More
In 2015, the Maritime Assistance Center (MAC) recorded a total of 508 incidents worldwide of which 20 involved yachts (excluding General Security Warnings). Although maritime incidents in the Caribbean are not as frequent as they ...
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2015 saw a global increase of 10% in piracy and armed robbery at sea, driven by an increase in the number of cases reported in South-east Asia and the Americas. By contrast, activity levels in East and West Africa continued to fal...
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While SE Asia has been the primary focus of most piracy reports in recent months, there
are other areas in which the problems still pervade. West and East Africa may have seen dips in the volume of attacks, but one hot spot which... Read More
are other areas in which the problems still pervade. West and East Africa may have seen dips in the volume of attacks, but one hot spot which... Read More
It has been an interesting few months from a global piracy perspective – the same problems abound in the same places, but there are calls for a standardised approach to reporting attacks which is perhaps even more important as dat...
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This advisory is issued in response to the recent announcement of a reduction of the High Risk Area (HRA) for Best Management Practices (BMP)-4 purposes by BIMCO, the co-sponsors of BMP-4 and the European Union Chair of the Contac...
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Four robbers, armed with machetes, boarded a Product Tanker whilst at anchor. Hearing the intrusion alarm, the OOW contacted the duty crew to check. When the aft crew did not reply, the AB keeping watch on the forecastle, was inst...
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On the 24.09.15, the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), has issued a security alert on the likelihood of Boko Haram attack on Lagos seaports.
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Robbers boarded a berthed Product Tanker unnoticed. They stole ship’s property and escaped. The theft was reported by the AB on rounds, who found the forward mooring rope cut and noticed the ship's property missing.
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At 11.23 pm, eleven armed men entered the dock area at the Oceanview resort on Samal
island. They overpowered the security guards and proceeded to abduct four people from the
resort; 2 Canadians, 1 Norwegian and a Filipina woman... Read More
island. They overpowered the security guards and proceeded to abduct four people from the
resort; 2 Canadians, 1 Norwegian and a Filipina woman... Read More
Robber’s boarded an anchored Bulk Carrier unnoticed. They stole the ship’s properties and
escaped. The incident was discovered later in the day Read More
escaped. The incident was discovered later in the day Read More
Four robbers boarded an anchored tanker unnoticed. They broke into the engine room, stole engine spares and escaped. The Master informed the CSO of the security breach.
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On Tuesday 8th September, the US Virgin Islands acting Governor Osbert Potter, declared a State Of Emergency in the US Virgin Islands, following an upsurge in shootings in St. Croix.
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An MV was approached by 2 skiffs to a distance of 5 cables. Each skiff had 5 people on-board and 1 ladder was sighted
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On September 1st 2015, the UK Foreign Office took the decision to raise the terror threat for Morocco to HIGH.
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On 21st August and 22nd August 2015, six vessels, whilst underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, reported to the Singapore Vessel Traffic Information System (V...
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A robber boarded an anchored Bulk Carrier, awaiting berthing instructions.
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Five pirates, armed with rifles, attacked and hijacked a fishing vessel (KHF 1989) using a small speed boat.
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A detailed report from Allmode Security, with regular updates on piracy activity in the region of Indonesia this year. Incidents include multiple hijacks, boardings and attempted boardings. Despite the increased patrolling and ext...
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With the recent publication of the IMB’s Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships report for Q1-Q2 2015, it has been further confirmed that Southeast Asia is now the global hotspot for piracy and armed robbery against ships.
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The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) have issued an update on travel advice to Tunisia.
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Robbers armed with long knives, boarded a tanker, from a boat using a hook and line. They were spotted by a duty crew, who alerted the C/O. The alarm was raised and the crew notified.
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During heavy rainfall, the duty crew on-board an anchored container vessel noticed robbers
attempting to enter the accommodation. Read More
attempting to enter the accommodation. Read More
With the broadening and deepening issue of large scale irregular migration by sea near the top of all prudent shipping companies’ agenda (see Allmode Best management Practices For Large Scale Rescue Operations At Sea) it is worthw...
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In light of the 4 recent hijacks (or disappearances suspected as hijacks) of Product Tankers and Cargo vessels in the South China Sea/SE Asia, it is worthwhile revisiting the security situation in the region - and to outline recom...
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An MV reported that two white hulled skiffs, each with two engines, approached at high speed.
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.Six pirates armed with guns approached a drifting vessel in their speed boat and boarded.
They assaulted three duty crew members one of whom was injured. Read More
They assaulted three duty crew members one of whom was injured. Read More
The Duty AB on routine rounds, on-board an anchored Product Tanker, noticed the paint store’s padlock broken. Upon checking, he found that ship’s stores were missing. The Port Control were informed.
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A vessel transiting from Lome/Togo to Luba/Equatorial Guinea detected on radar a boat without AIS identification and navigation light approaching.
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On the 22nd May 2015, a vessel at anchor reported that 2 armed robbers in a wooden boat used by local fishermen approached their vessel.
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