Iran’s military has released footage showing its elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Special Forces impounding the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. A second tanker, Mesdar, was also boarded briefly. Iran says the vessel was failing to respect international maritime laws in the…
The attention of the Naval Headquarters has been drawn to media reports on the suspected pirate attack on MV PAKSOY 1. After thorough investigation, the Naval Headquarters finds it imperative to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the incident. On 14 July 2019 at about…
Incident involving seven armed pirates occurred early Monday, say government officials A South Korean kamsarmax has been attacked by robbers near the Singapore Strait, South Korean officials have confirmed. The 81,100-dwt CK Bluebell (built 2011) was boarded by armed pirates at around 04.25am on Monday…
Stena and Norbulk vessels captured in latest Middle East shipping drama A UK-flagged tanker owned by Stena Bulk has been seized by Iran and another UK-connected ship detained for several hours during a dramatic escalation of tensions between London and Tehran. On Friday morning local…
Trump said aircraft’s close proximity to warship threatened safet of the ship and its crew The US Navy has shot down an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz, according to US President Donald Trump. Iran shoots down US drone over Strait of Hormuz The…
A total of 28 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships (comprising 25 actual incidents and three attempted incidents) were reported in Asia during January-June 2019 compared to 41 incidents during January-June 2018, which accounts for a 32% decrease, according to ReCAAP ISC’s half…
The Commercial Court dismissed a shipowners’ claim for hire exceeding USD 4.5 million for the period that the vessel ‘Eleni P’ was seized and detained by Somali pirates in the Arabian sea. In this decision the court applied fundamental principles of contractual construction in a…
Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates who attacked a Turkish-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, the vessel’s owner said on Tuesday, adding that another eight sailors were left safely aboard. Turkey’s foreign ministry said the sailors were seized on Saturday…
UAE manager says Riah taken into Iranian waters in the last two days. A small Iraqi tanker has been “hijacked” by Iranian authorities in the Middle East Gulf, according to a UAE shipmanager. A spokesman for Mouj-al-Bahar General Trading told TradeWinds that there had been…
July 13: At approx. 22:30LT the Turkish-flagged General Cargo Vessel PAKSOY 1 was reportedly attacked 120mi SW of Brass Terminal in Nigeria (0258N, 0044E). Two skiffs, each carrying 5-7 armed persons on board reportedly “attacked” the vessel. The level of violence, and all further details…
MDAT-GoG has released their biannual report, covering January – June 2019. It states that 53 events have been reported to MDAT-GoG for the first part of 2019, with the most common type of incidents reported including attack (27%), theft (25%), and hijack – kidnap (17%).…
June 16: According to late reports, at 0300 hrs local time, a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) patrol sighted two unauthorized wooden boats, both named Lima Sore, secured to a tanker that was anchored approximately 2.9 nm south of Teluk Ramunia, Pengerang. The patrol found…
