Maritime Security Incidents

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Thursday, September 29, 2011
piracy forecast indian ocean
Incidents

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: Week of 22 Sept 2011

Global Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy, Week of 22 Sep 2011 (Source: ONI) gCaptain Note: Via our friends in West Africa, it’s certainly clear that

September 29, 2011
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
FN SCAR Light rifle
Incidents

Former US Navy SEAL arrested in Mozambique while attempting to reclaim pirated vessel

A former US Navy SEAL was reported to have been arrested by Mozambique officials yesterday for illegal weapons possession while attempting to free a vessel

September 17, 2011
Total Views: 140

Thursday, September 15, 2011
HOA Piracy Activity
Incidents

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Report: Week of 8 Sep 2011

Summary of Worldwide Maritime Crime and Piracy (Source: ONI)   BENIN: Product tanker (MATTHEOS I) hijacked on 14 September at 0121 UTC during  ship-to-ship

September 15, 2011
Total Views: 60

ship to ship transfer operations STS
Incidents

Piracy’s “emerging market” grows: Nearly two dozen sailors taken hostage off West Africa

A product tanker with 23 crew members was hijacked off West Africa according a report by the International Maritime Bureau. The report says that a group of

September 15, 2011
Total Views: 42

Monday, September 12, 2011
Tribal Kat french sailors killed
Incidents

French sailor killed, wife rescued from pirates by Spanish warship off Yemen

EUNAVFOR assets stopped and boarded a skiff thought to have been involved in an incident with the French Sailing Yacht (SY) TRIBAL KAT. One member of the crew

September 12, 2011
Total Views: 110

Thursday, August 25, 2011
piracy summary indian ocean
Incidents

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update, plus Naval Intel Advisory

PIRACY ADVISORY The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) assesses Somali pirates will resume a high level of operations when the southwest monsoon subsides in

August 25, 2011
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, August 23, 2011
MT Fairchem Bogey
Incidents

Tanker seized after armed guards disembark, $10 million ransom demanded

The chemical tanker Fairchem Bogey was hijacked from the Omani port of Salalah on 20 August in a brazen attack by Somali pirates and is now anchored off the

August 23, 2011
Total Views: 74

Phyllis Macay Bob Riggle quest hijacking
Incidents

Somali pirates sentenced to life in prison for Quest hijacking

Phyllis Macay Bob Riggle were murdered by Somali pirates, along with their friends Jean and Scott Adam NORFOLK, Va.—A pair of Somali men were sentenced

August 23, 2011
Total Views: 192

Monday, August 22, 2011
Pirates make bold attack: Tanker hijacked while at anchor in Oman port of Salalah
Incidents

Pirates make bold attack: Tanker hijacked while at anchor in Oman port of Salalah

Port of Salalah, Oman, (c) Robert Almeida Until recently, pirates have roamed around the open oceans looking for their next target, however they took a bold

August 22, 2011
Total Views: 146

Thursday, August 18, 2011
indian ocean piracy
Incidents

Weekly Piracy and Maritime Crime Summary – Week of 11 August

Global Summary of Piracy and Maritime Crime – Week of 11 August 2011 (Source: ONI) NIGERIA: Unidentified gunmen exploded a bomb on 11 August at 0240 LT

August 18, 2011
Total Views: 42

Monday, August 15, 2011
HMS Monmouth Royal Navy mini gun MV Caravos Horizon
Defense

HMS Monmouth and Royal Marines Thwart Pirate Attack

Royal Marine Commandos board a merchant ship which had been attacked in the Red Sea. (ROYAL NAVY) In the fading light of an August afternoon, the specialist

August 15, 2011
Total Views: 149

Sunday, August 14, 2011
Is This Cruise Ship Tourist Guilty Of Felony Stupidity? gCaptain Says Yes
Incidents

Is This Cruise Ship Tourist Guilty Of Felony Stupidity? gCaptain Says Yes

In November of last year Rick Ehlert, a passenger on Holland America’s Ryndam, did something incredibly stupid. Drunk and in a mischievous mood Mr.

August 14, 2011
Total Views: 85

Thursday, August 11, 2011
greta-ship-pirates-chart-yemen
Incidents

Weekly Piracy and Maritime Crime Report – Week of 4 August 2011

Worldwide Summary of Piracy and Maritime Crime – Week of 4 August (Source: ONI) GULF OF ADEN: A general cargo ship (GRETA) was fired upon by one 12-meter

August 11, 2011
Total Views: 42

Monday, August 8, 2011
pirate boat
Blog

Piracy’s Emerging Market: The Gulf of Guinea

– By David Rider, Neptune Maritime Security Despite the best efforts of the world’s navies and EU NAVFOR in particular, piracy in the Indian

August 8, 2011
Total Views: 528

Thursday, August 4, 2011
Piracy indian ocean map
Incidents

Weekly Piracy and Maritime Crime Update: Week of 28 July 2011

Worldwide Piracy and Maritime Crime Summary, Week of 28 July 2011 (Source: ONI) Somali piracy incidents are occurring at low levels. This is likely due to the

August 4, 2011
Total Views: 40

Saturday, July 30, 2011
indian ocean piracy 2011 map
Defense

WARNING LETTER: “Killing hostages is now part of the rules”

This Warning Notice, published by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), is intended for Yacht Skippers considering a passage through the Gulf of Aden,

July 30, 2011
Total Views: 250

Thursday, July 28, 2011
jubba xx
Incidents

Oil Tanker Hijacked Off Yemen Released by Pirates – WAM

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)–The MV Jubba XX, an oil tanker owned by and flagged to the United Arab Emirates, was released by pirates Wednesday, the

July 28, 2011
Total Views: 57

Piracy summary indian ocean
Incidents

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update, plus convoy schedule

Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary, week of 21-27 July 2011 (Source: ONI) GULF OF GUINEA: Tanker (RBD ANEMA E CORE) was hijacked 24 July at 0140 UTC while

July 28, 2011
Total Views: 80

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Jean and Scott Adam
Incidents

Accused Pirates Plead Not Guilty to Yacht Killings

NORFOLK, Va. —Three accused Somali pirates pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of killing four Americans on a hijacked yacht off the coast of

July 20, 2011
Total Views: 47

Monday, July 18, 2011
MV Jubba pirated tanker
Incidents

Fully laden tanker pirated in northern Indian Ocean

(EUNAVFOR) Late on the morning of 16 July, it was reported by the owners that the MV JUBBA XX, a laden tanker, had been pirated in the northern Indian Ocean,

July 18, 2011
Total Views: 40