The Office of Naval Intelligence has issued its Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report for 19 – 25 May 2016. According to the report all shipping entities operating in the Gulf of Guinea region should maintain vigilance in light of the on-going piracy threat. Recent activity, specifically – a tanker hijacked within the past week off the coast of Ivory Coast, indicates pirates may be actively seeking to hijack another vessel, potentially in the near-term. The region at-large remains at-risk to piracy although this advisory is intended to put special emphasis for ships within 100 nautical miles of Tema, Ghana, Lome, Togo, and Contonou, Benin.
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 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
Gulf of Guinea – Piracy Events Over The Past Week
Pirate and maritime crime activity in West Africa waters is at a low level. There was one kidnapping during this past week, but there is no further unclassified information available on this event.
Details:
- Vessels Hijacked: No incidents to report.
- Kidnapping: No incidents to report.
- Vessels Boarded: No incidents to report.
- Vessels Fired Upon/Attempted Boarding/Attack: No incidents to report.
- 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 26 April – 25 May 2016)
- VENEZUELA: On 24 May, Venezuelan Coast Guard officers arrested the tanker HYPERION at Bachaquero, believed to be involved in oil smuggling.
- INDONESIA: On 21 May, six robbers in a skiff approached and came alongside an anchored tug in Batam Anchorage.
- INDONESIA: On 20 May, Indonesian Navy authorities arrested a small cargo vessel near Nongsa, Batam on suspicion of smuggling.
- INDONESIA: On 18 May, a robber boarded an anchored bulk carrier unnoticed in Samarinda Anchorage.
- PANAMA: On 12 May, three robbers boarded a sailing yacht anchored one mile up from the mouth of Rio Chagres.
- ST LUCIA: On 7 May, robbers boarded a sailing yacht anchored in Marigot Bay.
- MALAYSIA: On 16 April, five robbers boarded an anchored pipe-laying barge 10 nm east of Pulau Lima, Johor.
Further details may be found by reading ONI WTS Report:
Source:ONI
