The Office of Naval Intelligence has issued its Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report for 21-28July 2016. According to the report, pirate and maritime crime activity in East and West African waters is at a low level. There was one reported suspicious incident during the past week.
Horn of Africa – Piracy Events Over The Past Week
- Vessels Hijacked: No incidents to report.
- Vessels Boarded: No incidents to report.
- Vessels Fired Upon/Attempted Boardings: No incidents to report.
- Other Activity:
1. (U) RED SEA: On 22 July, sixteen men in two skiffs armed with assault rifles and an RPG approached a cable layer vessel installing cable at 0.5 knots, near position 13:37 N – 042:35 E and fired shots. Alarm raised, distress call made and non-essential crew retreated to the citadel. UKMTO and a warship acknowledged the urgent calls made by the Master. The armed security team onboard the cable layer vessel fired warning shots resulting in the skiffs departing the area. All crew safe. (IMB, Maritime Industry)
Gulf of Guinea – Piracy Events Over The Past Week
- 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 28 June – 27 July 2016)
- COLOMBIA: On 24 July, Colombian Navy authorities searched the Ecuador-flagged passenger ship SAN JOSE in the Gulf of Unaba and found 1,849 kilograms of cocaine.
- INDONESIA: On 24 July, three robbers in a small wooden motor boat approached and boarded an anchored bulk carrier in Samarinda Anchorage.
- THAILAND: On 24 July, Thai authorities arrested four men and impounded a tanker, NISARA, carrying 120,000 of stolen crude oil.
- RED SEA: On 22 July, sixteen men in two skiffs armed with assault rifles and an RPG approached cable layer vessel installing cable at 0.5 knots, near Hanish Island and fired shots.
- VIETNAM: On 22 July, Vietnam Coast Guard personnel inspected and arrested a tanker from Thailand that was illegally selling fuel to fishing boats.
- PERU: On 20 July, two robbers attempted to board an anchored tanker in Talaro Anchorage
Further details may be found by reading ONI WTS Report:
Source: ONI
