Η Capital Ship Management Corp. επιβεβαίωσε με ανακοίνωσή της ότι τα τέσσερα μέλη πληρώματος που είχαν απαχθεί από το υπό διαχείριση δεξαμενόπλοιό της Agisilaos αφέθηκαν σήμερα ελεύθεροι. Υπενθυμίζεται ότι το περιστατικό συνέβη στις 29 Νοεμβρίου 2020. Και τα τέσσερα μέλη είναι ασφαλή και υποβάλλονται σε ιατρικές…
Iran seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and announced it would increase its nuclear activities, as tensions in the region mount in the final days of Donald Trump’s U.S. presidency. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it detained the vessel…
It has been reported to UKMTO that on 31 DEC 2020 whilst in the vicinity of the KAZ Anchorage a limpet mine was placed on the hull of the vessel. Vessels who have visited the anchorage recently are advised to conduct a visual check of…
The group monitored the seizure of a tanker in April. The eight-member European security mission to the Strait of Hormuz criss-crossed the waterway more than 20 times in March and April in its effort to ensure freedom of navigation in the region. European-led Maritime Awareness…
Bulgarian and Ukraine foreign ministers confirm release on Twitter. Eight seafarers have been freed after being kidnapped from an AP Moller-Maersk-chartered containership off West Africa last month. Bulgarian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva confirmed that the men had been released in a…
Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, yesterday disclosed that the Nigerian Navy intercepted a Chinese vessel, which was attacked by pirates, off the Coast of Cote D’ Ivoire. Enenche, who revealed this in Abuja at a routine update on various operations of…
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre on 22 May issued the following Warning: 1. On 22 May, ReCAAP ISC has received information from the Philippine Coast Guard (ReCAAP Focal Point) that a group of approximately five ASG (Abu Sayyaf Group) members armed with assorted firearms is planning…
Date and time: 18.05.2020: 1315 UTC Type of Attack: Boarded // Type of Vessel: Tug Posn: 01:13.3N – 104:06.5E, Singapore Straits. Off Nongsa Island Off Batam Island. Six robbers armed with machetes boarded a barge under tow. Three duty watchmen onboard the barge were threatened by the…
Date and time: 20.05.2020 1730 UTC Type of Attack: Boarded // Type of Vessel: General Cargo Posn : 02:14.5N – 005:03.7E: around 142 NM SW of Brass, Nigeria. Seven heavily armed pirates attacked and boarded a general cargo ship underway. The crew retreated into the citadel and…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, is set to test the new anti-piracy law with the intercepted Chinese fishing vessel Hailufeng 11 where about ten pirates who hijacked the vessel were arrested. The vessel had been licensed to fish in Côte d’Ivoire. Vanguard…
16.05.2020: 1900 UTC: Posn: 01:38.5N – 102:57.0E, Around 6nm South of Batu Pahat Coast, Johor, Malaysia. Three robbers boarded a barge under tow, from a wooden fishing boat. Master immediately raised the alarm, made PA announcement, and informed the Malaysian Coast Guard. The crew directed…
Date and time: 17.05.2020: 1925 UTC Type of Attack: Boarded // Type of Vessel: Product Tanker Location detail: Posn: 05:53.95S – 105:59.07E, Merak Anchorage, Indonesia. Three robbers armed with long knives in a small boat boarded an anchored tanker using a ladder. They forced their way into the…