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A bulk carrier is reported to have come under attack at approximately 0900 hrs, Nov 11 to the south of Bonny Island by six armed pirates in a speedboat, at approximately 0900 hrs, Nov 11. Although it…

The Indian Navy’s INS TRISHUL reportedly thwarted a piracy attempt on the bulk carrier JAG AMAR (44127 gt, built 2017) in the Gulf of Aden. The INS TRISHUL pursued the attackers, arrested 12 and…

MDAT-GoG have reported that on 18th September 2017 at 2107UTC, a merchant ship was attacked near 044700N 0081800E (in vicinity of Parrot Island, Calabar, Nigeria). Four speed boats are believed to…

In response to the continuing threat in the area of the Bab Al Mandeb straits related to the conflict in the Yemen and potential piracy, the Combined Maritime Forces have issued a guidance bulletin…

A militia group, claiming to be part of the Petroleum Facilities Guard informal force, shut off several oil pipelines in the west of the country, halting production at the al-Fil, al-Hamada and…

The 33,200 dwt STAR LILY was boarded by about four pirates, armed with machetes, while underway about 1.3 nm west-north-west off Helen Mar Reef (1 7.6 N, 103 45.27 E) at around 02:34 LT on 21 August.…

A merchant ship reported that it was approached by four skiffs with five to six persons on board each at 0602hrs local time 24 nm off Perim Island in the Bab el Mandeb. The skiffs came within 0.8 nm…

UKMTO NOTICERELEASED ON BEHALF OF UK GOVERNMENT’s DfTUKMTO NOTICE 001/AUG/2017 1. Category: Notice 2. Description: GUIDANCE ON TRANSITS THROUGH THE BAB EL MANDEB AND ASSOCIATED WATERS The…

Pirates who boarded a cargo vessel off the coast of Bonny on 30 July kidnapped two officers and three crew members. The pirates boarded the Panama-flagged merchant vessel OYA 1 some 15 nm southwest…

A merchant vessel reported being approached on three occasions by a single skiff travelling at 25Kts on the vessel’s starboard side between 1930 and 2030 hrs local time on 29/7/2017 around 20 nm…