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02.04.2021
SECURITY GUIDANCE ON DIVERTING AROUND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TO AVOID SUEZ
The ongoing blockage of the Suez Canal has resulted in ships diverting south to transit around the Cape of Good Hope, potentially taking them through the High Risk Area. It is noted that whilst the threat of Somalia-based piracy is currently suppressed through a combination…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
28.03.2021
Saudi-led coalition destroys Houthi rigged boats, drones – state media
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi forces has destroyed two explosive-laden boats that the Iran-aligned group planned to use in an “imminent” attack launched from the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Saudi state media reported on Sunday. The coalition in separate statements also said it…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
22.03.2021
Suspicious approach 21nm North of port Mina Saqr
A vessel reported being approached at 26°20’ N 56° 01’ E (21nm North of port Mina Saqr) by a small grey boat with three (3) POB wearing masks. Vessel and crew are safe Source: UKMTO

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
16.03.2021
Boarding 208nm South Lagos – GoG
An MT was boarded. All crew remained safe in citadel awaiting nearby patrol vessel. At 12:43 UTC the vessel was under escort. Incident completed. Vessel and crew are safe. Source: MDAT-GoG

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
12.03.2021
Dutch tanker attacked, boarded in Gulf of Guinea
Barendrecht, The Netherlands, March 12, 2021 – De Poli Shipmanagement report that following an attack by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa fifteen crewmembers have been taken from its chemical tanker DAVIDE B. Six other seafarers of the vessel are safe and unhurt and…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
12.03.2021
Boarding 213nm South Cotonou – GoG
An MT has been boarded by 9 armed individuals 213nm South Cotonou. Incident ongoing. Source: MDAT-GoG

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
11.03.2021
Robbery in Luanda anchorage
Overnight on 10th March 2021, a robbery occurred on board an MV in Luanda anchorage, Angola. The ship and crew reported to be safe Source: MDAT-GoG

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
10.03.2021
First suspicious approach of ship in eastern Gulf of Aden in 2021
This is the first incident of this nature within the Eastern Gulf of Aden within 2021 with the last recorded incident recorded as an attack on the 4th December 2020. The incident follows two suspicious approach incidents which occurred within a 24hr period approximately 34nm…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
08.03.2021
Key Saudi Arabian Oil Site Attacked, Stoking Regional Tensions
Saudi Arabia said some of the world’s most protected oil infrastructure came under missile and drone attack in an escalation of regional hostilities that pushed up crude prices. The attacks on Sunday were intercepted, Saudi Arabia said, and oil output appeared to be unaffected. But…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
02.03.2021
Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week, a mysterious explosion that further spiked security concerns in the region.Without offering any evidence to his claim, Mr. Netanyahu told Israeli public broadcaster Kan…

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
01.03.2021
Robbery in Luanda anchorage, Angola
A robbery occurred on a MV in Luanda anchorage. The thieves left the vessel unnoticed with ship equipment on deck. The crew is safe. Source: MDAT-GoG

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News
01.03.2021
Attack on a SEV – GoG
Attack on a Security Escort Vessel. Incident is completed. No further information available. The event is under investigation by shoreside authorities and it is classified as FALSE ALARM. Source: MDAT-GoG

by Alexis Karatsikakis in Piracy News

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