piracy update

This Saturday, the Volvo Ocean Race will depart Cape Town and venture into the Indian Ocean toward an undisclosed “safe haven”.  As you’ll

Global Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary, Week of  24 November 2011 (Source: ONI) GULF OF ADEN: Bulk carrier (FANEROMENI) was fired upon by as many as 14

Weekly Summary of Worldwide Maritime Crime and Piracy Incidents – Week Ending Nov. 16, 2011 – Via ONI INDIAN OCEAN–EAST AFRICA ARABIAN SEA:

Summary of Worldwide Maritime Crime and Piracy Incidents for Week of Nov. 3-9, 2011 via UNI SOUTH AMERICA: VENEZUELA: Container ship boarded by robbers on 8

Weekly Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy:  Week of 27 October 2011 (source: ONI) NIGERIA: Petroleum tanker (HALIFAX) hijacked by pirates on 29 October at

Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy for Period October 20 – 26, 2011.  Summaries provided by ONI. INDIAN OCEAN-EAST AFRICA INDIAN OCEAN: Cargo ship (HR

Global Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy, week of 13 October 2011 (source: ONI) NIGERIA: Vessel (JOAN CHOUEST) attacked by pirates on 17 October near

Summary of Weekly Incidents By Region: 6 – 12 OCTOBER 2011 – Provided by U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence ECUADOR: Fifteen robbers armed with guns

Global Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy (source: Office of Naval Intelligence) BENIN: Chemical tanker fired upon, boarded, and robbed 2 October at 2337 LT

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

Details of Weekly Incidents By Region – Via U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence WEST AFRICA TOGO: Bulk carrier experienced an attempted boarding on 16

Worldwide Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary, week of 1 September 2011 (source: ONI) For the first time since we started publishing this report, there are: NO

Summaries of worldwide maritime crime developments and incidents that occurred in week ending August 31 – Via Maritime OPINTEL Report NIGERIA: Passenger

Read below the concerning report filed to the International Maritime Bureau’s Live Piracy Report regarding an August 6 attack against a bulker in the Red

Maritime Crime and Piracy Incidents by Region, July 14 – 20, 2011 (Source: U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence) CENTRAL AMERICA–CARIBBEAN: HAITI: A

Piracy Incidents by Region July 7 – 13 (Source: Office of Naval Intelligence) ATLANTIC OCEAN: Bulk carrier fired upon with machine guns and rocket

Summary of Worldwide Crime and Piracy, week of 22 June 2011 (Source: ONI) GULF OF GUINEA: A chemical tanker was hijacked 26 June at 0245 UTC off of Cotonou,

Weekly summary of worldwide maritime crime and piracy incidents, week of 16 June 2011.  (Source: ONI) SOUTH AMERICA: (U) GUYANA: A container ship was robbed

Worldwide Maritime Crime and Piracy, week of 19 May 2011 (source: ONI) Somali piracy incidents continue to occur at moderate levels.  There were three piracy

Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary, week of 4 May 2011 (Source: ONI) CARIBBEAN SEA: A container ship was robbed 7 May 2011 at 0642 UTC while anchored in