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Chemical Tanker Allegedly Hijacked But Situation Unclear

According an article published in the Maritime Bulletin, a chemical tanker AEGEAN II allegedly was boarded and hijacked by armed men in Somalia waters on Aug 19.  The tanker was en route from UAE to Mogadishu, Somalia.

What happened?

According to satellite images, tanker changed course in the morning Aug 16.

It headed for Horn of Africa, she was anchored off Bereeda, Puntalnd, in the evening Aug 19, after some 2-days cruising off Bereeda.

Tanker faced mechanical problems

Reports say that the tanker...

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Continuing Piracy Crisis Unacceptable, Says CSC

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) expressed its concern at the ineffectiveness of the international community to address the continuing piracy crisis, says an article published in NewsinCyprus.

The unsolved problem

In the Gulf of Guinea, piracy and armed robbery remains an unsolved problem. The Chamber comments that they have seen severe criminality in the region putting at risk the safety and security of seafarers.

Coastal communities

Stable Seas issued a report revealing that the failure to...

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What Seafarers Face Inside A Pirate Attack!

Pirate boat

A Seafarer’s life is full of risks and challenges especially if they are working in a piracy prone area. Here’s a story of one such seafarer as published on BBC.

Life of Adventure 

For Sudeep Choudhury, work on merchant ships promised adventure and a better life.

But a voyage on an oil tanker in West Africa, in dangerous seas far from home, would turn the young graduate’s life upside down.

His fate would come to depend on a band of drug-fuelled jungle pirates – and the whims of a mysterious figure...

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Container Ship Attacked by Armed Pirates, Crew Safe

According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, GISIS reported an unusual piracy attack on a container ship in Ecuador waters.

What happened?

The vessel was en-route from Manta Ecuador to Guayaquil when eight armed robbers in two-speed boats approached a container ship underway. The Master raised the alarm and activated the SSAS.

Pirates board ship

The robbers fired warning shots, managed to board the ship, and opened 15 containers. When the searchlights were directed towards the robbers,...

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All crew safe after pirate attack on Maersk Tema

All 21 crew members of container Maersk Tema are safe and well aboard, according to the latest update. BSM says that the 5,500 TEU container ship built in 2015 is now safely underway to anchorage with a security escort and that all appropriate maritime authorities have been notified.

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) confirmed that at approximately 09:00 local time on February 14 its managed vessel the Maersk Tema was involved in a security incident about 200 nautical miles off the coast of...

https://container-news.com/all-crew-safe-after-pirate-attack-on-maersk-tema/

Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 3, 2020

Protection Vessels International has released the 3rd Weekly Maritime Security Report of 2020. The report summarized on 29th January 2020 highlights the various incidents that took place in the past week.

Singapore: Pirates target vessel in Singapore Strait, steal scrap metal

On 20 January, pirates on sampans targeted a barge twice in the Singapore Strait within five hours, according to local media. The pirates were able to escape with several pieces of scrap metal. No injuries were reported. The...

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Feeder suffers pirate attack in Gulf of Guinea

A container ship suffered an armed attack whilst underway approximately 45nm West Southwest of Brass, Nigeria, on the morning of 21 January reports the Maritime Bulletin.

The boxship was under way in the Gulf of Guinea, when the vessel was approached by a group of pirates, but it was confirmed that the vessel had an onboard security team, who returned fire, according to reports. As a result, the pirates aborted their attack.

The latest update says that it is believed that the container vessel...

https://container-news.com/feeder-suffers-pirate-attack-gulf-guinea/

Three kidnapped and four killed due to piracy attack

On 2 January 2020, a Nigeria-flagged hopper dredger vessel experienced a piracy attack. Specifically, the vessel was sailing in the Gulf of Guinea when three persons reported to be kidnapped and four announced to be killed after the pirate’s invasion.

According to the maritime security consultancy company Dryad Global, the 2,153 GT oil dredger “Ambika” had been invaded when operating three nautical miles from the mouth of Ramos River and nine nautical miles east of the Forcados Terminal in...

https://safety4sea.com/three-kidnapped-and-four-killed-due-to-piracy-attack/

Greek tanker suffers pirate attack in Cameroon – Seafarers kidnapped

Τhe Greek flag ship ” HAPPY LADY ” NP. 12183, which was anchored off the coast of Cameroon, came under armed attack on Tuesday (12/31/2019). Pirates kidnapped five Greek seafarers, two sailors from Philippines and one Ukrainian crew member.

“As soon as the incident was reported to the Operations Center of the Hellenic Coast Guard – Greek Coast Guard, the competent services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were informed,” the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy says.

“The Minister of Shipping...

https://container-news.com/greek-tanker-pirate-attack-seafarers-kidnapped/

Pirates Raid Remas: Indications for New Line of Increasing Crimes

  • Gunmen boarded a ship in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday night, robbing the passengers and leaving two of them wounded.
  • It’s only the latest attack on oil infrastructure in the Gulf, as fuel theft becomes more common on land and at sea in Mexico.

An article in Business Insider reports of a pirate attack on an Italian ship in the Gulf of Mexico that left two sailors wounded, and with Mexico struggling to address rising insecurity, which is not likely to be the last.

Pirates on board Remas

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