Tag: piracy attack

An Iranian warship on Saturday prevented an attack by pirates against two oil tankers that it was escorting in the Gulf of Aden.

The bulker Trudy was intercepted and boarded by French police off Dunkirk on October 1, in the aftermath of a drug bust.

Support for eradicating piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is gaining strength both in Asia and world-wide. Now, organisations including Japan’s NYK Line and the Asian Shipowners’ Association are among the latest to join in the call for action.

Following the release of US Maritime Administration (MARAD) revised advisory (2021-009) in early September, vessels are reminded of the need for vigilance, after two Houthi Waterborne IED vessels were destroyed in the southern Red Sea in the vicinity of As-Salif.

Pirates have violently attacked a vessel in the Gulf of Guinea, injuring two crew members with another reported missing.

The insurgency in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique has been placed firmly in the international spotlight as it also poses a maritime threat.

After an attack on an OSV in Gabon over the weekend, new information suggests that the vessel may have been targeted with local authorities investigating people that were hired onshore to provide services to the vessel.

During 17-23 August 2021, four incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia were reported to the ReCAAP ISC.

ReCAAP ISC recently issued an Incident Alert focusing on incidents at Manila Anchorage Areas, the Philippines.

A Turkish-flagged Ro-Ro cargo ship became subject of a piracy attack while underway off Somalia on Friday, 13 August, according to information provided by EU NAVFOR.