Landing the Big One

Landing the Big One

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Recent Pirate Activity (to 3 September 2011)

Recent Pirate Attack Numbers Relate to Reports Below (NATO Shipping Center)

NATO Shipping Center reports on recent pirate activity, including attack on September 3, 2011, Alert 215:
Alert number 215 / 201103/09/2011 11:052145N06031EAttacked
At 0949 UTC a merchant vessel is currently under attack by 2 skiffs with 5 POB and weapons have been fired in position 21 45N 060 31E
Alert 214 / 201123/08/2011 06:1513 08N049 11EAttacked
At 230541 AUG UTC a merchant vessel was reported under attack by 1 skiff in position 1308 N 04911 E.


Skiff had 5 POB.




***This vessel managed to evade hijack***


The Pirate attack group is still in the area.

Alert 213 / 2011
21/08/2011 14:551609N05336EAttacked
---UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE---


***This vessel has been attacked***


At 1454 UTC 21 AUG a merchant vessel was reported under attacked by pirates in position 16 09 N 053 36 E.


 ***This vessel managed to evade hijack*** The Pirate action group is still in the area.
Alert 213 / 201120/08/2011 01:501654N05403EPirated
---WARNING WARNING WARNING---


***This vessel has been hijacked***


At 0150 UTC 20 AUG a merchant vessel was reported Hijacked by pirates in position 16 54 N 054 03 E.
Alert 212 / 201112/08/2011 14:3014 34N042 23EAttacked
Reference previous Alert number 211 / 2011.


At 1427 UTC a merchant vessel was reported under attack by 2 skiffs in position 14 34 N 042 23 E.


***Vessel is SAFE***


***This vessel managed to evade hijack***


The Pirate action group is still in the area.
Alert 210 / 201111/08/2011 11:2015 09N41 55EAttacked
Alert update 209/2011


1120 UTC Merchant vessel reported under attack in position 1509N 04155E


***This Vessel Manged to evade Hijack****


Pirate action group still in the area.
Alert 209 / 201111/08/2011 11:1015 08N041 56EAttacked
Merchant vessel under attack, posn 1508N 04156E at 111115Z.  2 skiffs with unknown number of POB fired small arms at vessel.  Vessels are warned that if passing through this area they are to exercise extreme caution.
Alert 208 / 201109/08/2011 02:5013 08 N048 14EAttacked
At 090249 UTC/ 09 AUG a merchant vessel under attack by pirates / 1 skiff in pos 13 08 N 048 14 E ,5 POB, weapons fired.




***This vessel managed to evade hijack. Vessel is safe***




The Pirate action group is still in the area
Alert 207 / 201106/08/2011 15:201302 N04307 EApproached
At 1520 UTC on 6 Aug 2011 a merchant vessel was reportd under attack by 12 skiffs in position 1302N 04307E.


***This vessel managed to evade hijack***


The Pirate action group is still in the area.
Alert 206 / 201126/07/2011 21:1013 29N042 57EAttacked
Jul 26 2011


Latitude: 13'29 N Longitude: 042' 57E


 


Alert 206/11


 


At 2109 UTC on 25 Jul 11 a merchant vessel was reported under attack by 4 skiffs in position.  The attacking skiffs were firing at the vessel.


 


***This vessel managed to evade hijack***


 


The Pirate Attack Group is still in the area
Alert 205 / 201122/07/2011 10:3012 56N048 30EAttacked
At 1029 GMT / 22 JUL / a merchant vessel was attacked by 1 skiff.


**The vessel managed to evade hijack.**


The Pirate Attack Group is still in the area
Warning21/07/2011 11:2013 29N042 36EAttacked
Vessel "MV F Blue" was attacked by armed skiff at approximately 1118Z. Skiff in F BLUE attack described as white hull with red zig zag on side of vessel. Skiff was reported having 8 persons on board. Last position of skiff 1330N 04235E.
Alert 204 / 201120/07/2011 15:4513 27N042 39EAttacked
On 20 JUL 2011 at 1548 UTC, a merchant vessel was fired upon by 6 pirates in a skiff at position 1327 N 04239E.


*** Vessel managed to evade hijack ***


The Pirate Action Group is still in the area.

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