Live Piracy Report
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2021
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2020
2021-01-09
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Container
Around 45nm West of Cartagena Sea Buoy Pilot Boarding Ground
09.01.2021: 0855 UTC: Posn: 10:15.7N – 076:22.9W, Around 45nm West of Cartagena Sea Buoy Pilot Boarding Ground, Colombia.
Around ten persons in a small craft approached and boarded a drifting container ship. Alarm activated, public announcement made, crew mustered and security messages sent. Port Control instructed the ship to proceed to pilot station. The crew conducted a search and reported ship’s properties stolen. The search party also noticed that some intruders were still onboard and all crew immediately retreated into the accommodation. Upon arriving at the pilot station, a coast guard boat arrived and escorted the ship to the inner anchorage, where the police and coast guard boarded and searched the ship. Five intruders were found and detained.
Around ten persons in a small craft approached and boarded a drifting container ship. Alarm activated, public announcement made, crew mustered and security messages sent. Port Control instructed the ship to proceed to pilot station. The crew conducted a search and reported ship’s properties stolen. The search party also noticed that some intruders were still onboard and all crew immediately retreated into the accommodation. Upon arriving at the pilot station, a coast guard boat arrived and escorted the ship to the inner anchorage, where the police and coast guard boarded and searched the ship. Five intruders were found and detained.
Boarded
2021-01-09