The Office of Naval Intelligence has issued its Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly Report for 8 – 14 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
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 on oil infrastructure during this 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
NIGERIA: On 13 September, a militant group, the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, blew up the Afiesere-Iwhrenene oil pipeline, operated by Nigerian Petroleum Development Company/Shorelines Petroleum, in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
- 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 16 August – 14 September 2016)
- INDONESIA: On 14 September, five robbers wearing masks and armed with long knives boarded a berthed bulk carrier during cargo operations in Dumai Anchorage.
- BANGLADESH: On 14 September, a group of robbers reportedly kidnapped 20 fishermen and looted valuables from their boats in the Dhanshiddhir Char in Mongla area of Bagerhat in the Sundarbans.
- NIGERIA: On 13 September, a militant group, the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, blew up the Afiesere-Iwhrenene oil pipeline.
- On 12 September, a court in Vietnam ruled to extradite the eight Indonesian ORKIM HARMONY pirate suspects to Malaysia.
- MALAYSIA: On 10 September, seven armed men, believed to be from the Philippines, kidnapped the captain and two crewmen from a fishing boat in Sabah waters.
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA: On 10 September, eight robbers boarded a boat and stole personal property in the vicinity of Madang.
- PHILIPPINES: On 9 September, Philippines Coast Guard authorities impounded a load of sea food when it was discovered that the shipment contained prohibited items.
- BANGLADESH: On 9 September, nine robbers boarded the cargo ship BANDHU SARDAR, then attacked and robbed the crew.
- INDONESIA: On 8 September, four robbers armed with knives boarded an anchored tanker in Dumai Inner Anchorage.
- SOMALIA: On 7 September, persons on a foreign fishing ship, reportedly fishing illegally in Somali waters, fired on a small group of Somali fishermen near Jawasa-hasani Island.
- GERMANY: In early September, German authorities in port of Hamburg found 10 kilograms of extremely pure cocaine.
Further details may be found by reading ONI WTS Report:
Source: ONI
