The Office of Naval Intelligence has issued its Piracy Analysis and Warning WeeklyReport for 1 – 7 September 2016. According to the report, pirate and maritime crime activity in East and West African waters is at a low level.
Horn of Africa – Piracy Events Over The Past Week
Pirate and maritime crime activity in East Africa waters is at a low level. There were no reported suspicious
incidents during the past week.
Details:
- Vessels Hijacked: No incidents to report.
- Vessels Boarded: No incidents to report.
- Vessels Fired Upon/Attempted Boardings: No incidents to report.
- Other Activity: No incidents to report.
In West Africa here was one reported attack on a military unit during this past week.
Gulf of Guinea – Piracy Events Over The Past Week
Details
- Vessels Hijacked: No incidents to report.
- Kidnapping: No incidents to report.
- Vessels Boarded: No incidents to report.
- Vessels Fired Upon/Attempted Boarding/Attack:
1. (U) NIGERIA: On 5 September, four marine police officers were missing and reportedly killed after gunmen attacked them and stole their boat in southern Nigeria. The officers were on patrol in the Abonnema area west of the Rivers State capital of Port Harcourt when they came under attack. Local media reports said the police had been killed but a state police spokesman said it was “premature to conclude that the policemen were dead.” It was not immediately clear if the attack was carried out by rebels who have repeatedly hit oil and gas installations in the oil-producing southern region this year, or, by roving criminal gangs in the area. - Other Activity: No incidents to report.
Further details may be found by reading ONI PAWW Report:
Also read ONI Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) report which rovides info on piracy threats to, and criminal action against, merchant vessels worldwide in the last 30 days (period 9 August – 7 September 2016)
- INDONESIA: On 6 September, four armed robbers boarded an anchored bulk carrier in Dumai Inner Anchorage.
- MOZAMBIQUE: On 6 September, several robbers boarded a berthed tanker in Beira Port.
- ITALY: On 5 September, Italian authorities arrested two Ukrainian sailors accused of trying to smuggle 50 Pakistani men to Italy on a 12-meter sail boat.
- NIGERIA: On 5 September, four marine police officers were missing and reportedly killed after gunmen attacked them and stole their boat.
- UKRAINE: On 4 August, a fight broke out among several crewmen aboard the cargo ship MEHMET UNLU.
- PHILIPPINES: On 2 September, one robber boarded a berthed tanker in New Davao Oil Mill Terminal.
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA: On 28 August, seven armed men boarded a small boat in Milne Bay.
- INDONESIA: On 19 August, four armed robbers attempted to board an underway tug and barge approximately 5 nm northwest of Pulau Batam.
Further details may be found by reading ONI WTS Report:
Source: ONI
