Tag: maritime piracy

International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released its Annual Report on acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships where piracy incidents are documented and examined globally and regionally. 

Four incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (all CAT 4 incidents) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 2 - 8 May.

Six crew members of a Danish oil tanker kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Congo have been rescued, according to the ship's owner.

Security guards on superyacht Kalizma opened fire on Yemen Coast Guard boats in Yemen last Friday, allegedly mistaking them for pirates.

On May 3 at approximately 6:20 a.m. local time, Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (all CAT 4 incidents) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 25 April - 1 May.

According to International news, bulk carrier Glebe Bulker was attacked by pirates reportedly off Gabon and three seafarers have been abducted.

A yacht carrying five people, three Russians and two Egyptians reportedly went missing days ago off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea.

Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman while it was in transit in international waters, the United States Navy said on Thursday.

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (both CAT 4 incidents) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 18 – 24 April.