The Office of Naval Intelligence has issued its Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report for 23 – 29 June 2016 . According to the report, 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:
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 reported attack and the
release of kidnapped workers during the past week. There were several other events, to include two kidnappings,
but no further information is available.
Details
- Vessels Hijacked: No incidents to report.
- Kidnapping:
1. NIGERIA: On 22 June, kidnappers ambushed a convoy of local Nigerian and foreign workers employed by a large cement company in Calabar. A local driver was killed and up to seven persons were kidnapped, including five foreign workers. The kidnappers took the hostages to a waiting boat and fled into the river system. Press reports indicate that two local Nigerians, three Australians, one New Zealander and one South African were kidnapped. UPDATE: On 26 June, the hostages were reportedly released and were taken to a hospital for medical examinations.
- Vessels Boarded: No incidents to report.
- Vessels Fired Upon/Attempted Boarding/Attack:
1. NIGERIA: On 24 June, six people were killed in villages on the outskirts of Lagos, police and the state government said, blaming “suspected militants” from the Niger Delta. The Lagos State government said police had started an “aggressive manhunt for suspected militants” after the attacks in the Igbo-Olomu and Ishawo areas of the eastern suburb of Ikorodu. “The gunmen, who were alleged to be from the Niger Delta, were said to have come in through the waterways close to the communities and started shooting sporadically.” (AFP) - 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 31May – 29 June 2016)
- BANGLADESH: On 28 June, a group of armed men from the Jahangir Bahini group kidnapped 15 fishermen working in the Shibsha River area of the Sundarbans.
- INDONESIA: On 28 June, two unauthorized persons attempted to board an anchored tanker in Balikpapan Anchorage.
- NIGERIA: On 26 June, seven hostages kidnapped on 22 June were released.
- COLOMBIA: On 25 June, robbers boarded an anchored product tanker and escaped with ship’s properties unnoticed in Mamonal Tanker Anchorage.
- NIGERIA: On 24 June, six people were killed in villages on the outskirts of Lagos, police and the state government said, blaming “suspected militants” from the Niger Delta.
- PHILIPPINES: On 22 June, armed men believed to associated with the Abu Sayyaf Group kidnapped seven sailors from the tug CHARLES 001 while the tug was towing a barge in the southern Philippines
Further details may be found by reading ONI WTS Report:
Source: ONI
