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27.03.2020
Australia Hands Over Command of CTF 150 to France
On 19 March 2020, Royal Australian Navy Commodore (CDRE) Ray Leggatt handed over command of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) to a combined French / United Kingdom team led by French Marine Nationale Captain Jacques Rivière in a ceremony in Bahrain. CTF 150 as…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
27.03.2020
Batangas Port, Philippines – Armed person boarded on Tanker
Date: 22.03.2020: 1885 UTC / Location detail: Batangas Port, Philippines. Type of Attack: Boarded / Type of Vessel: Product Tanker Duty crew onboard a berthed product tanker noticed a robber with a long knife near the forecastle and immediately informed the OOW. Alarm raised and all crew mustered. Seeing the alerted…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
26.03.2020
Vessels on high alert as more pirate approaches reported
Cargoships menaced by skiffs off Benin and Nigeria in the last 24 hours. Ships have been urged to exercise extreme caution off West Africa after two suspicious approaches by pirates were reported in the last 24 hours. Sources said it had received reports of an…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
26.03.2020
Trio kidnapped from ro-ro as pirates strike off Gabon
Attack took place a day before kidnappings from MSC boxship. Three people have been abducted by pirates from a ro-ro ferry off Gabon. Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade-Gulf of Guinea (MDAT-GoG) had issued an advisory notice for a hijacking off Port-Gentil on Saturday. It has…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
26.03.2020
Greek bulker comes under attack by pirates off Nigeria
Niovis Shipping ultramax reported to be taking evasive action after gunmen approach in speedboat. A Greek bulker has been forced to take evasive action after coming under attack from gunmen off Nigeria. Piracy reporting bodies said the 60,000-dwt Scarabe (built 2015) was approached by seven…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
23.03.2020
Seven crew kidnapped from Greek boxship off Gabon
Seven crew members are reported to have been kidnapped from a Greek-owned feeder containership of Gabon in West Africa. Unconfirmed sources said the vessel involved is the 957-teu MSC Talia F (built 2015), which, according to Clarksons, is owned by Technomar Shipping. Reports indicate that…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
20.03.2020
GOG – Piracy report
Suspicious Approach 15/03/2020 On 15th March at 1605UTC, in psn 06º04S 012º18E, while at anchorage, a supply vessel (NAME WITHHELD) was approached by two skiffs with 4 and 6 POB. The alarm was raised and SSAS activated. Noticing the vessel’s alerting, the skiffs changed their…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
20.03.2020
Hero crew members nab crowbar wielding Singapore Strait robbers
The crew of a Swiss-owned supramax have detained three robbers after they boarded their ship in the Singapore Strait, TradeWinds has learnt. The robbers, armed with a crowbar and pipes, boarded Shipping Asset Management’s (SAM) 57,200-dwt SAM Jaguar (built 2013) in the early hours on…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
20.03.2020
EU NAVFOR requests image or video taken during an incident, if possible
Ships sailing through or operating in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (GOA) are advised to refer to the Industry Releasable Threat Bulletin (IRTB) issued by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), to be informed of an incident…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
20.03.2020
ReCAAP ISC: Five incidents against ships in Asia reported last week
In its weekly report for 10–16 March, ReCAAP ISC informed of five incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia. Of these, four were actual incidents (all CAT 4 incidents) and one was an attempted incident. Of the four actual incidents, one occurred onboard a…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
13.03.2020
ReCAAP: Situation of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia in February 2020
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre today released the February 2020 Report on the situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. Overview A total of 10 incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in February 2020 No piracy incident was reported There was no report…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
13.03.2020
Armed pirates board cargo ship off Nigeria
Six armed pirates boarded the Hong Kong-flagged general cargo ship ‘Huanghai Glory’, while off Nigeria, in the evening hours of 6 March, according to ReCAAP ISC. While ‘Huanghai Glory’ was underway 85 nm south of Port Lagos, Nigeria, six perpetrators armed with automatic weapons boarded…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News

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