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Live Piracy Report

The table below gives a narrative of the most recent attacks. Click the magnifying glass button to view a map of the attack location and to get further details.

Attack Number:	Narrations:

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047-20	27.03.2020: 1430-1530 UTC: Posn: 21:24.1N – 072:20.0E: Around 8nm East of Alang, India. Crew onboard a tug towing a barge noticed unauthorised persons boarding the barge and stealing the barge properties. Alarm raised and incident reported to VTS and Coast Guard, who dispatched a boat to investigate. The robbers managed to escape.		View
046-20	25.02.2020: 2340 UTC: Posn: 08:45.8S – 013:16.3E, Luanda Inner Anchorage, Angola. Crew onboard an anchored offshore supply ship noticed the padlock to the paint store broken. On checking the CCTV footage, it was noticed that four robbers had forced their way into the paint store and stole ship’s stores. Incident reported to Port Control.		View
045-20	27.03.2020: 1700 UTC: Posn: 02:45.6N – 006:54.9E, Around 97nm South of Bonny Island, Nigeria. About ten pirates armed with AK-47 in a skiff doing 21 knots, chased and fired upon a container ship underway. Master raised the alarm, activated distress alert, increased speed and took evasive manoeuvres, resulting in the pirates aborting the attempted attack and moving away. The crew and ship are safe.		View
044-20	07.02.2020: 1310 UTC: Posn: 21:41.72N – 091:50.34E, Matarbari Anchorage, Bangladesh. Duty AB onboard an anchored tug noticed robbers armed with knives boarding the tug and immediately informed the Duty Officer. Alarm raised and crew mustered. Robbers stole ship’s stores and escaped. Incident reported to the Coast Guard who boarded the tug for investigation.		View
043-20	25.03.2020: 1006 UTC: Posn: 03:07.7N – 005:35.8E, Around 75nm SSW of Bayelsa, Nigeria. Seven armed pirates in a black speed boat approached and attempted to board a bulk carrier underway. Alarm raised and all non-essential crew mustered in the citadel. Master activated SSAS alert, increased speed and commenced evasive manoeuvres, resulting in the pirates aborting the approach. Vessel and crew safe.		View
042-20	22.03.2020: 1885 UTC: Posn: Batangas Port, Philippines. Duty crew onboard a berthed product tanker noticed a robber with a long knife near the forecastle and immediately informed the OOW. Alarm raised and all crew mustered. Seeing the alerted crew, the robber escaped. Vessel and crew safe.		View
041-20	22.03.2020: 0557 UTC: Posn: 00:33.21N – 008:25.21E, Around 62nm WNW of Libreville, Gabon. Pirates boarded a container ship underway. Most crew managed to retreat into the citadel. Regional Authorities notified and assistance was dispatched to the ship. When the crew emerged from the citadel seven crew were reported missing.		View
040-20	17.03.2020: 0330 UTC: Posn: Macapa Anchorage, Brazil. Duty AB on routine rounds onboard an anchored bulk carrier noticed a small boat near the bow and notified the OOW. As he headed forward to check, three robbers intercepted him and took him hostage. The OOW raised the alarm when he noticed some movements near the forecastle and the AB did not respond to his calls on the walkie-talkie. Crew mustered and moved forward. Hearing the alarm and seeing the crew alertness, the robbers released the captured AB and escaped with the AB’s walkie-talkie and ship’s stores.		View
039-20	27.02.2020: 2230 UTC: Posn: 16:58N – 082:18E, Kakinada Anchorage, India. Seven persons in a dinghy boat approached and boarded an anchored offshore tug. They stole lube oil drums and escaped. Incident reported to Kakinada Coast Guard. Two coast guard ships were deployed to search the fishing boats in the vicinity.		View
038-20	19.03.2020: 0045 UTC: Posn: 06:18.80N – 003:21.30E, Lagos Anchorage, Nigeria. A robber boarded an anchored tanker. Duty crew spotted the robber and raised the alarm. Crew mustered. Hearing the alarm, the robber escaped with stolen cargo. Port control and Nigerian navy notified. A patrol boat was dispatched and Nigeria Naval personnel boarded the vessel for investigations.		View

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