Tag: Red Sea

In July, pirate activity off Eritrea was limited to small numbers of pirates Further to previous media releases detailing a potential new trend in pirate tactics in an area of the RedSea off Eritrea, Neptune Maritime Security has had the opportunity to examine the availabledata through our Intelligence Bank, including material supplied by intelligence sources, and presents thefollowing report to interested parties.In July, pirate activity off Eritrea was limited to small numbers of pirates mounting similarly small-scale attacks onshipping. For example, on July 20th, an oil tanker, Front Pride, was attacked by a single skiff containing six pirateswhile underway in position 13:27N-042:39E, approximately 27nm NW off Assab, Eritrea. Pirates fired an RPG at thevessel, but the armed security team onboard returned fire and the pirates aborted the attack.Then, on July 21st, a cargo vessel was fired upon by a single skiff containing six pirates while underway in position13:29N 042:26E, approximately 30nm off Assab. The location of this second attempted hijacking is just 3.5nm from thescene of the incident on the previous day and it is highly likely that this was the same pirate group. On this occasion,the attempt was again deterred by armed security personnel onboard the cargo vessel.This incident ...

60 pirates mount an unsuccessful attack on a vessel protected by armed guards Following a report filed on Sunday August 7th by the IMB Live Piracy Reporting Centre, which saw suspected Somalipirates at 13:02N 043:07E attempt to hijack a vessel off the coast of Eritrea in large numbers, Neptune MaritimeSecurity raised concerns over this apparent change of tactics.Unfortunately, it would indeed appear that pirates in the area are banding together in an attempt to 'swarm' vessels.On Thursday August 18th, the IMB Live Piracy Reporting Centre listed an attempted hijacking* on a bulk carrier underwayaround 22nm NE of Assab, Eritrea in the Red Sea at 13:16N 043:01E. Interestingly, this is approximately 26.19kmNorth of the attack on August 7th, and could suggest that this large group of pirates have a specific area of operations.The report states that seven high-speed boats suddenly approached the carrier and that each boat contained three tofive men, each armed with automatic weapons. This mirrors the previous attack of August 7th, which saw an estimated60 pirates mount an unsuccessful attack on a vessel protected by an armed security team. Even underestimating thenumber of pirates in Wednesday's attack to just 21, it would still seem to confirm that pirate ...

Statement by the shipping and marine services company GAC Piracy declined in July because of the monsoon season in the Indian Ocean but there was a rise in incidents in the Red Sea, shipping and marine services company GAC said.The monsoon is driving piracy from the Indian Ocean to other areas especially in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, GAC said in its monthly piracy report. A total of 13 attacks were recorded in this region, continuing the upward trend of previous months.There were a total of 28 pirate attacks worldwide in July compared with 39 in June, the report said.The situation in West Africa is also worrying with pirate activity spreading outwards from the Niger Delta especially towards the Gulf of Guinea coast."The Gulf of Guinea has also seen a rise in pirate activity, most notably off the coast of Benin. The region has experienced almost 10% of all pirate activity so far this year," GAC said.GAC also warned that piracy in East Africa would rise by the end of September as the monsoon season comes to a close."Piracy of East Africa is projected to increase significantly after the end of monsoon season at the end of September, ...

Marine Safety Advisory No. 70-11 Please be advised that the Office of Naval Intelligence has issued Marine Safety Advisory No. 70-11To view it please click hereSource: Republic of the Marshall Islands

Merchant vessel reported coming under attack US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has issued the following advisory:A merchant vessel reported coming under attack at 0412Z on 31 May 2011 in position 13:32N - 042:41E, approximately 84nm from Bab el Mendeb Strait in the Red Sea. This area will remain high risk for at least the next 24-48 hours.The Administration urges all vessels operating in the High Risk Area to actively implement recommended Best Management Practices for anti-piracy measures as follows:- Prepare the crew (refer to Marshall Islands MG-2-11-12);- Harden the ship before the ship enters the High Risk Area (HRA);- When entering the HRA from the direction of either the Suez Canal, the Arabian Gulf at 26N, the south at 15S or from the east at 78E: Register the ship with the MSCHOA (http://www.mschoa.org /+44 (0) 1923 958545); Report to the UKMTO ([email protected] / +971 505 523 215); and Continue to provide daily reports of ships position, course, speed and estimated and actual arrival times to UKMTO while in the HRA.- Remember, the ship must be registered with the MSCHOA and report to the UKMTO with every intended transit of the HRA;- Participate in the SSRS service (http://ssrs.org);- Utilize the ...

Marine safety Advisory No.65-11 The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has issued the following advisory: A merchant vessel reported coming under attack at 0651Z on 20 May 2011 in position 13:15N - 043:01E, approximately 114nm southwest from Hodeidah, Yemen in the Red Sea. This area will remain high risk for at least the next 24-48 hours.For further information, click hereSource: Republic of the Marshall Islands

Marine safety Advisory No.65-11 The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has issued the following advisory: A merchant vessel reported coming under attack at 0651Z on 20 May 2011 in position 13:15N - 043:01E, approximately 114nm southwest from Hodeidah, Yemen in the Red Sea. This area will remain high risk for at least the next 24-48 hours.For further information, click hereSource: Republic of the Marshall Islands

Marine Ops Note 08/2010 - Marine Security Advisory 01/2011- MSC.1/Circ.1337 In response to piracy attacks that have occurred outside the previously defined pirate activity area, the Liberian Administration has revised the setting of MANDATORY SECURITY LEVEL II for all Liberian flagged vessels when transiting the Gulf of Aden and the High Risk Area (HRA) for piracy in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean., effective immediately.For further information, click here.Source: Republic of Liberia