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08.01.2021
Αίσιο τέλος για τους ναυτικούς του Agisilaos
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
07.01.2021
Iran Seizes Ship, Ramps Up Enrichment as Gulf Tensions Mount
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
01.01.2021
A limpet mine was placed on the hull of 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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
29.05.2020
European forces patrolling Strait of Hormuz, Middle East Gulf
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
27.05.2020
Eight crew members released after kidnapping from Maersk boxship
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
25.05.2020
Nigeria naval officers attack pirates, rescue Chinese vessel
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
25.05.2020
ReCAAP ISC Issues Warning on Activity of Abu Sayyaf Group in waters off Sabah, Malaysia
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
22.05.2020
Armed robbers boarded a barge under tow at Singapore Straits
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
22.05.2020
Armed pirates attacked and boarded a general cargo at Brass of Nigeria
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
22.05.2020
NIMASA tests new anti-piracy law on intercepted Chinese vessel
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
19.05.2020
4 Incidents – South East Asia
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
19.05.2020
Product Tanker Boarded – Merak Anchorage, Indonesia.
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…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News

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