The Office of Naval Intelligence has issued its Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly Report for 6-12 October 2016. According to the report, pirate and maritime crime activity in African waters is at a low level.
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: 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 boarding event this past week.
- Vessels Hijacked: No incidents to report.
- Kidnapping: No incidents to report.
- Vessels Boarded:
1. NIGERIA: On 7 October, three sea robbers were arrested for robbing four women in a boat in the creek around Ataba. The robbers stole money and handsets from the victims. - 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 provides info on piracy threats to, and criminal action against, merchant vessels worldwide in the last 30 days (period 13 September – 12 October 2016 )
- YEMEN: On 12 October, USS MASON, a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer was targeted in a failed missile attack from territory controlled by Houthi rebels.
- YEMEN: On 9 October, USS MASON, a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer was targeted in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels.
- SOUTH KOREA: On 9 October, a 4.5-ton speed boat for the Coast Guard capsized when it rammed by a Chinese fishing ship believed to be fishing illegally in South Korean waters.
- NIGERIA: On 7 October, three sea robbers were arrested for robbing four women in a boat in the creeks around Ataba.
- NIGERIA: On 7 October, the Nigerian Navy intercepted two wooden Cotonou boats laden with 19,200 liters of illegally refined fuel.
- INDONESIA: On 7 October, a Customs and Excise Office patrol vessel was attacked by a mob in Tanjung Jumpul waters off Asahan regency, North Sumatra.
- SAINT LUCIA: On 1 October, a dinghy was stolen from a yacht anchored in Rodney Bay.
- PAIN: On 23 September, Spanish Coast Guard seized 20 tons of hashish hidden in secret compartments on the freighter MARTIN N in town of Almeria.
NGA Special Warning 134: Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and Gulf of Aden Commercial vessels in the region of the Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden should operate under a heightened state of alert as increasing tensions in the region escalate the potential for direct or collateral damage to vessels transiting the region. These threats may come from a variety of different sources such as missiles, projectiles or waterborne improvised explosive devices. Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for an 01 October attack on a UAE vessel. Vessels in the region should report hostile activities immediately and contact coalition naval forces via VHF bridge to bridge radio
Further details may be found by reading ONI WTS Report:
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