Number of Hijacked Ship Left in pirate control from 2010
Merchant Vessel + Fishing Vessel = 5
Dhow = 2 (Unknown Status)
MV ICEBERG1
FV PRANTALAY 12 ( 4 Thai crew are still held ashore by Somalia pirate)
MV ALBEDO
MV ORNA
FV SHIUH FU NO 1(Vessel reported Grounded. Crew report taken Ashore. )
DHOW AL NASSER
DHOW AL ASSA
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FV VEGA 5 confirmed hijacked on 31 Dec 2010
The Mozambican flagged Fishing Vessel VEGA 5, which was previously reported missing by her owner, is now confirmed as being pirated in the waters between Mozambique and Madagascar. On 31 December, the vessel was spotted near the Mozambique coast, approximately 200 nautical miles South West of the Comoros Islands, heading north. The vessel was towing what looked to be a pirate attack skiff and did not respond to any calls. There has been no further communication with the vessel.
Pic, Flag :Mozambique, GT 140 Tonnes, Length 24m,
Crew: 24 (19 Mozambicans, three Indonesians and two Spaniards).
News: EUNAVFOR, maec, defpro, NMS, NMS1, bloomberg, netnewspublisher, ME, TR, fis, iol, allafrica,
Rescued by Indian Naval Forces on 12 Mar 2011
News:DHNS, thezimbabwean, AllAfrica, AA2, TOA, news24,
MV EMS RVER hijacked 27 Dec 0623 UTC
Posn:18:01N 057:50E
Approximately 175 nautical miles North East of the port of Salalah, Oman.
News: EuNAVFOR, marinelink, allvoices, TGM, philstar, heraldsun, reuters, DJ, WBN, BW,
Detail & Pic, IMO: 9551662, Flag:Antigua and Barbuda, General Cargo Ship
Manager: GRONA SHIPPING GMBH & CO KG, Germany.
Owner: GRONA AMMERSUM, Germany.
Crews : 8. (7 Filipino including Master,Chief Engineer is Romanian)
Released on 1 Mar 11
News: EUNAVFOR, C6N, GMA1, GMA, AFP, Xinhua, Reuters, TL,
FV Shiuh Fu No.1 hijacked 25 Dec At 1030 UTC
Posn:12 58.9S 051 52.01E
Approximately 120nm east of Nosy Ankao, Madagascar (IMB)
News: groundreport, australia.to, IMB,
Detail & Pic, Callsign: BI2256, Flag:Taiwan, Fishing Vessel
Owner: SHIUH FU FISHERY CO. LTD, Taiwan
Crews : 26 (1 Taiwanese, 13 Chinese, 12 Vietnamese)
MV THOR NEXUS hijacked 25 Dec 0140 UTC
Posn:16:01N – 060:12E: around 380nm east of Salalah, Oman
Approximately 450 nm North East of the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean.
News: EuNAVFOR, Xinhua, BP1, Reuters, AFP, bloomberg, sify, TWP, CNN, TDS, MCOT1, MCOT2, PressTv, BKP1, BKP2,
Detail & Pic,, IMO: 8712491, Flag:Thailand, General Cargo Ship
Manager: THORESEN & CO BANGKOK LTD, Thailand.
Owner: THOR NEXUS SHIPPING, Thailand.
Crews : 27 (All Thai Nationality)
Released on 12 Apr 11
News: EUnavfor, Reuters, GC, AFP, bangkokpost, new24, globaltimes,
MV ORNA hijacked 20 Dec 1129 UTC
Posn:01:42S – 060:52E (IMB) around 950nm east of Mogadishu (Off Somalia).
Approximately 400 nautical miles North East of the Seychelles
News: EuNAVFOR, Bimco, NMS, AP, CNN, marinelog, Reuters, AFP, LW,
Detail & Pic, IMO:8312162, Flag:Panama, Bulk Carrier
Manager: SWEDISH MANAGEMENT CO SA, United Arab Emirates.
Owner: SIRAGO SHIPMANAGEMENT SA, United Arab Emirates.
Crews : 19 (1 Sri Lankan, 18 Syrian)
MV RENUAR hijacked 11 Dec 0540 UTC
Posn:06:09N – 067:19E (IMB)
Approximately 1050 nm East of the Somali coast of Eyl or 550 nm from the coast of India or 320NM West of Maldives or Around 360nm SW of Minicoy Island.
It was en route to Fujirah (UAE) from Port Louis, Mauritius when it was attacked.
News: EuNAVFOR, gmanews, mb, inquirer, tempo, guardian, AFP, AP, haveeru, allvoices, Reuters
Detail & Pic,, IMO:9042221, Flag:Panama, Bulk Carrier
Manager: MARYVILLE MARITIME INC, Greece
Owner: CANDY ENT INC, Greece
Crews : 24 (All Filipino)
Released on 14 Apr 11
News: EUnavfor, DFA, MACB, ph, MSR,
MV MSC PANAMA hijacked 10 Dec 1212 UTC
Posn:0957S 04146E (NSC)
Approximately 80 nm east of the Tanzanian/Mozambique border.
She was en route from Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) to Beira (Mozambique) when the attack occurred.
News: EuNAVFOR, Reuters, TVoR, FIA, BNO, CNN, HSG, TWP, mizzima, defpro,
Detail & Pic,, IMO:8902125, Flag:Liberia, Container ship
Manager: SHIP MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC ,USA
Owner: EURUS BERLIN LLC ,USA
Crews : 23 (all from Myanmar)
Released on 6 Sep 11
News: EUnavfor, somaliareport, Seanews, JOC, OceanLive,
MV JAHAN MONI hijacked 5 Dec 1126 UTC
Posn:08:12N-071:92E
Approximately 290nm from Kochi, India
News: BBC, AFP , FE, bdnews24, reuters, Xinhua, AFP1,
Detail & Pic,, IMO:9102954, Flag:Bangladesh, Bulk Carrier
Manager: BRAVE ROYAL SHIP MANAGEMENT,Bangladesh
Owner: KHADIZA SHIPPING BD PVT LTD,Bangladesh
Crews : 26 (25 Bangladeshi crew and 1 wife of the chief engineer on board, She also Bangladeshi nationals)
Released on 14 Apr 11
News: EUnavfor, TDS, TME, BBN, BK,
MV ALBEDO hijacked 26 Nov 0310 UTC
Posn: 05 38N 068 27E (NSC)
Approximately 900 nautical miles East of Mogadishu (Somalia).
News: EuNavfor, mysinchew, asiaone1, asiaone2, Bernama, AFP, thestar, VOAnews
Detail & Pic, IMO:9041162, Flag:Malaysia, Container Ship
Owner&Manager: Majestic Enrich Shipping Sdn, Malaysia
Crews : 23 (Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Iranian)
MV YUAN XIANG hijacked 12 Nov 0701 UTC
Posn: 18 02.55N – 066 03.39E (IMB)
Around 680nm East of Salalah, Oman (Off Somalia)
News: Reuters, Xinhua, smh, Bernama, AFP, CNN, AP, PressTV, HSC, Globaltimes,
Detail & Pic, IMO:7609192, Flag:Panama, General Cargo Ship
Owner: HONGAN SHIPPING CO LTD, CHINA
Manager: HONGYUAN MARINE CO LTD, CHINA
Crews : 29 (All Chinese)
Released on 8 June 11
News: EUNavfor, AFP, Gulfnews, ECOP, TME,
MT HANNIBAL II hijacked 11 Nov 0433 UTC
Posn: 11 26 20 N 66 05 36 E (NSC, IMB)
Pirated 860 nm East of The Horn of Africa (Somalia)
News: Eunavfor, AFP, Reuters, Xinhua, RTT, GMA, FOC, ML, M&C, AP, ES,
Detail & Pic, Pic1, IMO:8011756, Flag:Panama, Chemical Tanker
Owner: Polo Navigation Ltd, Panama
Manager:Gabes Marine Tankers Sarl, Tunisia
Crews : 31 (23 Tunisians, 4 Filipinos, 1 Croatian, 1 Georgian, 1 Russian and 1 Moroccan)
Released on 17 Mar 11
News: EUnavfor, marinelink, AA, magharebia, marsecreview, mic,
MV ALY ZOULFECAR hijacked 3 Nov morning
Posn: 05 15 S 043 39 E (NSC)
Pirated on route btw Comores and Dar Es Salam (Tanzania)
News: Eunavfor, AFP, Reuters,
Detail - LOA:43m, Pic:nil , IMO:nil, Flag:Comoros, Passenger boat
People onboard - 29 (13 Tanzanian, 12 Comorian and 4 Madagascar)
Crews : 9 (1 Tanzanian, 4 Comorian and 4 Madagascar)
Passengers : 20 (12 Tanzanian and 8 Comorian)
Released on 24 Feb 11
News: newhabari, AFP, SR, AA,
SY CHOIZIL hijacked 31 Oct
Posn: off the coast of Lamu, Kenya.
The yacht ran aground on Sunday (7 Nov) near Barawe coast, Somalia
Crews: 3 (The yacht's South African skipper 'Peter Eldridge' escaped captivity, but the pirates took two crew members 'Bruno Pelizzari' and his girlfriend 'Deborah' hostage onto land. Their whereabouts is currently unknown)
News: EUnavfor, CP, AFJ, Mg, Ap, EWN,EWN1,EWN2, Reuters, timelive, yp, aT, AFP, Dispatch,
Picture 1, 2
FV OR. SIRICHAINAVA 11 hijacked 02 Nov 1237 UTC
Posn 13 31.42N 048 19.16E - Off Yemen coast, Gulf of Aden (NSC)
News: HYDROPAC 2336/2010(62), IMB
Details - Pic, Flag:Thai, GRT:205, Fishing Vessel
Owner & Manager: SIRICHAI FISHERIES CO LTD, Thailand
Crew: 28 ( 24xCrew, 2xYemeni Security guards, 2xFishing Department personnel)
FV reported destroy by pirates on 3 Nov: Bangkok Post, Bangkok Post 1, UPI, A.to, pdn,
DHOW AL NASSER hijacked 28 Oct 1156UTC
Posn: 12 08N 054 25E Off Socotra island, Somalia (NSC Alert number 447 / 2010)
She may be acting as a mother vessel in the Eastern area of the IRTC (Warning by NSC)
News: Tradewinds, IMB
Details - Pic:nil, Flag:Yemen, Dhow, Manager: Yemen
Crews: 12
No Update?
MT POLAR hijacked 30 Oct 0140 UTC
Posn 12:12N – 064:53E
About 580 nm (1,100 km) East from Socotra island.(Eunavfor),
633nm East of Socotra island, off Somalia (IMB)
News: Eunavfor, IMB, Aust.to, Reuters, Xinhua, AFP, CNN, AP, convenientflags,
Detail & Pic, IMO:9299563, Flag:Panama,DWT:72,825 tons, Oil Product Tanker
Owner:HERCULITO MARITIME LTD, Greece
Operator:PARADISE NAVIGATION SA, Greece
Crews: 24 (1xRomanian, 3xGreek, 4xMontenegrin and 16xFilipino)
Released on 26 Aug 11
News: EUnavfor, oceanuslive, AP, Reuters, Reuters-Factbox, AFP, ekathimerini, SR, IM, MS,
MT YORK hijacked 23 Oct 1235 UTC
Posn 04:14.0S – 041:19.0E
Around 98 nm east of Mombasa, Kenya, Off Southern Somalia (IMB)
News: Eunavfor, Asiaone, GMA, Today, CNN, MB, HT, MPA,
Detail & Pic, IMO: 9220421, Flag:Singapore , LPG
Owner: YORK MARITIME CO PTE LTD, GREECE
Operator: INTERUNITY MANAGEMENT CORP SA, GREECE
Crews: 17 - (1 x German (Master), 2 x Ukrainians and 14 x Filipinos)
Released on 10 Mar 11
News: ODIN, seanews,ukrainians, vessestracker,
MV GOLDEN WAVE 305(ex KEUMMI 305) hijacked 9 Oct 0745 UTC
Posn: Lat 03 06S Long 047 58E
Approximately lamu island, near Kenya (IMB)
News: Eunavfor, CNN, chosun, joongang, Aust.to,mareeg, Yahoo,
Detail-nil, Pic, Pic1, Callsign:DTAV4, Flag:Kenya, Fishing vessel
Crews: 43 - 2 Korean nationals (54-year-old captain is also head of Keummi Fishers, and 67-year-old chief engineer.) , 2 Chinese, and 39 Kenyans.
Released on 9 Feb 11
News: EUNAVFOR,EU1, CRI, AA, mathaba, BBC, DN, chosun, Koreatimes, yonhapnews, xinhua, ST, JGD, AFP,
MV IZUMI hijacked 10 Oct 1309 UTC
Posn: Lat 01 39S Long 042 05E (NSC)
Approximately 70nm NE of Mombasa, off Kenya (IMB)
News: Eunavfor, IMB, GMANews, AN, scandasia, CNN, Press TV,
Detail, Pic, IMO:9414955, DWT:20170, Flag:Panama, General Cargo Ship
Owner: DIA SA, Japan, Manager: FAIR FIELD SHIPPING CO LTD, Japan
Operators : Tokyo-based NYK-Hinode Line Ltd, a unit of Nippon Yussen K.K.
Crews: 20 (all Filipinos)
Released on 25 Feb 11
News: EUNAVFOR, abs, reuters, VOA, AA, DFA-OUMWA, OL, ML, dfa, DFA1, SR, seanews,
FV Feng Guo No.168 hijacked 06Oct 0704 UTC
Posn: 15:49S - 055:23E,
Approximately 60NM EAST OF TROMELIN ISLAND
News: Eunavfor, TTT, FIS, Reuters, FTNC, CP, AP, CNN, HSG, Aust.to,
Details - WHITE COLOR HULL WITH NUMBER BJ 4645 AT THE MIDSHIP SECTION
Pic, Flag:Taiwan, Fishing vessel
Crews: 14 (1 Taiwanese Captain, 3 Mainland Chinese, 2 Indonesian and 8 Vietnamese nationals)
On 8 Oct afternoon, NATO Shipping Centre and EUNAVFOR reported FENG GUO NO. 168 is safe and heading for Port Louis, Mauritius.News: Eunavfor,
MT ASPHALT VENTURE hijacked 28 Sep,2000 UTC
Posn: 07:07S 041:02E
Approximately 100 nm SE of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
News: Eunavfor, BBC, Reuters, CNN, AP, AFP, Mlog,
Details & Pic, IMO:8875798, Flag:Panama, Tanker
Owner:BITUMEN INVEST AS, UAE
Manager: INTER GLOBAL SHIPPING LTD, UAE
Crews: 15 (all Indian)
Released on 15 Apr 2011 It is understood that 7 members of the original crew of 15 were not released with the vessel and that they are still being held in ashore in Somalia. The other 8 crewmembers are taking the vessel to a safe port.
News: EUNAVFOR, Reuters,
MV LUGELA hijacked 25 Sep
Approximately 900 nm East of Eyl, Somalia.
News: Eunavfor, HSG, xinhua, AP, CNN, AFP,
Details & Pic, IMO:8410380, Flag:Panama, General Cargo
Cargo of steel bars and wires
Owner:Kori Shipping Co SA, Panama
Manager: TDM Carriers Ltd, Greece
Crews: 12 (all Ukrainian)
Released on 27 Sep 10, Pirates left the ship of their own accord.
News: Eunavfor, UNA,C6, Cnn, Reuters, HSG,
MT OLIB G hijacked 8 Sep
East part of the Gulf of Aden
News: EUnavfor, AFP, CF, Reuters, TO,
Details & Pic, IMO:8026608, Flag:Malta, Chemical/Oil Tanker
Owner: FRIO MARITIME SA, Greece.
Manager: FRIO VENTURES SA, Greece.
Crews: 18 (15 Georgian and 3 Turkish)
Released on 8 Jan 12,
Reported $3million ransom payment. The crew is said to be safe and in satisfactory health.They are currently transferred to another vessel and sailed to a safe port. It is believed that the vessel MT OLIB G was abandoned.
News: M.E., GCaptain, TVOR, Di-ve, Messenger, TW, RNW, News24, AFP, DFW,
MV Syria Star hijacked 5 Aug
Gulf of Aden 051514Z Aug10 in position 13 11N - 049 04E(IMB)
News: EUnavfor, BBC, CNN, Reuters, IMB, ML, AFP,Xinhua ,BNO
Details & Pic, IMO:7608136, Flag:St Vincent & The Grenadines, General Cargo Ship
Owner: Logan Shipholding Co, Marshall Islands
Manager: Reem Maritime Ltd, Syria
Crews: 24 (22 Syrians and 2 Egyptians)
Released on 6 Aug, Pirates left the ship of their own accord.
two crew members were injured in the initial hijack.
News: Eunavfor1, Eunavfor2-pic, Xinhua, BBC, AP, AFP, Tolerance, pressTV,
MV Suez hijacked 2 Aug
Gulf of Aden 020420Z Aug10 in position 13 02N - 048 54E(NSC)
Vessel sail from Karachi Pakistan to Suez, Cargo-Cement
News: EUnavfor, BBC, CNN, Reuters, IMB, AP, Odin, VOA, AFP,
Details & Pic, IMO:8218720, Flag:Panama , General Cargo Ship, Cargo:Cement
Owner: MATSO SHIPPING CO INC, Egypt
Manager:RED SEA NAVIGATION CO, Egypt
Crews: 23(Eunavfor report) or 24(IMB report)
Egypt, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India Nationalities.
Released on 14 June 2011
News: EUNavfor, dawn, TimeofOman, timesnow, ibnlive, ibn1,
MV Suez run out of fuel : Tribune, omanobserver, gulfnews, TOI, paktribune,
MV Suez Sink, Crew safe: TOM, KTO, TWSJ, ino,
MT Motivator hijacked 4 July
Northern Bab Al Mandeb Southern Red Sea
040944 UTC Jul in position 13 16N 042 56E (NSC)
First vessel hijacked by pirates in the Red Sea (IMB) News: EUnavfor, BBC, CNN, Bernama,Reuters, AHN, IMB, Hindu,
Details & Pic, IMO:9340386, Flag:Marshall Islands , Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Owner: CLARION SHIPPING CO, Greece,
Operated by EVALEND SHIPPING TANKERS, Greece
Crews: 18 (All Filipino) Released on 16 Jan 2011
News: Safety4sea, EUNAVFOR, Xinhua, ML,
MT Golden Blessing hijacked 28 Jun 90 nm off the northern Somali coast
280327 UTC Jun in position 13 23.7N 049 58E (NSC) She was on its way from Saudi Arabia to India & was carrying a cargo of glycoethelen News: EuNavfor, Bernama, SGPress, Detail & PIC1,PIC2, IMO - 9539016, Flag: Singapore, petroleum/chemical tanker,
owned by Golden Pacific International Holdings (S) Pte Ltd, chartered by Shanghai Dingheng Shipping Co Ltd. Crew :19 (all Chinese nationals) Released on 6 Nov 10
News: EUnavfor, AFP, ONP, ST, NC, ZB, NF, CNN, Mirror
MV QSM Dubai hijacked 2 June
approximately 80NM southeast of Al Mukalla
News : EU,
Detail & Picture, IMO : 7610062 , Flag: Panama, General cargo ship
Crew: 24 (Egyptian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Ghanaian nationals)
Free by Soldiers from Puntland on 3 Jun but Ship Captain was shot and killed,
News: CF,
MV Eleni P hijacked 12 May
Gulf of Aden approximately 250 nm off the coast of Oman
On route to Kandla in India when taken
News: EUnavfor, Factbox, MSCHOA, Defpro
Details & Pic, IMO: 9128025 , Flag: Liberia , Bulk Carrier
Owner: ELENI SHIPPING LTD, Operated by EUROBULK LTD, Greece.
Crews: 26 (23 Filipinos, 2 Romanian and 1 Indian)
Released on 11 Dec 10 News: EuNAVFOR, interfax,un.ua, Reuters,
MV PANEGA hijacked 11 May
Gulf of Aden approximately 100 nm east of Aden (Yemen),
on route from the Red Sea to India
News: EUnavfor, novinite, Aust,
Details, Pic, IMO: 8511586 ,Flag: Bulgaria ,Chemical products tanker
Owner: BULGARE NAVIGATION,
Operated by Navigation Maritime Bulgare Ltd (NAVIBULGAR), Bulgaria.
Crews: 15 Bulgarians
Released on 9 Sep 10
News: eunavfor, sofiaecho, xinhua, Reuters, AFP
MT MARIDA MARGUERITEY hijacked 8 May
Gulf of Aden, 120nm south of the Omani port of Salalah
News: EUnavfor, MSCHOA, PressTV, TOI, AFP, Reuters, AP, dw, msn, AHN,
Details, Pic , IMO: 9445655, Flag: Marshal Island
Owner: MARIDA MARGUERITE SCHIFFFAHRTS, USA, CF ISM Manager-OMCI SHIPMANAGEMENT GMBH,Germany
Crew: 22 (19 Indians, 2 Bangladeshis and 1 Ukrainian)
Released on 281330 UTC Dec 10, News: EUnavfor, Reuters, BBC, AFP, bloomberg, thehindu,
FV Tai Yuan 227 hijacked 6 May
700 nm east of Seychelles
News: EUnavfor, aljazeera, AP, ST, Taiwan News, AHN, CNN, sina1, sina2, sohu,
Details- a white hulled fishing vessel, approximately 50 metres long, with the registration numbers BH3Z87 painted in large black letters on the hull. , Pic, Flag: Taiwan
Crew: 28 (9 Chinese, 3 Vietnamese, 3 Filipinos, 7 Kenyans and 2 Mozambique)
Released on 28 Jan 2011, News: EUNAVFOR, Xinhua , taipeitimes, msn, AP, reuters, focustaiwan,
MV AL ASSA hijacked before May 04
Gulf of Aden, captured en route from the southeastern Yemeni port of Mukalla to Aden
News: Xinhua, AFP, Eaglespeak, Reuters, TOM,
Details-Info Gap, Pic-Info Gap ,Flag: Yemen
Crew: 9 Yemeni
No Update?
MV VOC DAISY hijacked 21 Apr
Gulf of Aden, 190 nautical miles East South East of Salalah, Oman.
News: EUnavfor, Xinhua, AP, Earthtimes, Philstar, Presstv, mb, mschoa
Details, Pic ,
IMO: 9154555 , Flag: Panama , Owner: Middleburg Properties Ltd, Liberia
operated by the Greek company Samartzis Maritime Enterprises
Crew: 21 (21 filipino)
Released on 17 Oct 10, News:DFA, EUnavfor, GMA, BNO, AFP, Isria, odin, defpro, Xinhua
FV Prantalay 11, Prantalay 12, Prantalay 14 hijacked 18 Apr
Indian Ocean off the Maldives at position 09:29N – 069:18E near Minicoy Island, 1,200 nm from the Somali coast.
News: BBC, CNN, BNN, Bigpond, beforeitsnews, AP, Xinhua, scotsman, MSun, Reuters
Details-Info gap, Pic-Info gap
Flag: Thailand, Owner: P.T. INTERFISHERY CO LTD, THAILAND
Crew: 77 Thai (Prantalay 11 - 26 Crew, Prantalay 12 - 25 Crew and Prantalay 14 - 26 Crew)
FV Prantalay 14 used as pirate mother ship by Somali pirates was sunk by an Indian naval fast-attack craft in a gun battle in the Arabian Sea off Lakshadweep Islands on Friday evening (28 Jan 2011) ,
News: prokerala1, prokerala2, The Hindu, indianexpress, hindustantimes,, oneindia, sify, dnaindia, ndtv, PIC1.
FV Prantalay 11 used as pirate mother ship by Somali pirates was rescued by Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard in the Arabian Sea off Lakshadweep Islands (6 Feb 2011) 24 Thai Crew Save.
News: NDTV, BBC, EB, IndiaTime, AT, GN, DW, HT, WP, TOI, Hindu,
MV RAK AFRIKANA hijacked 11 Apr
approximately 280 nautical miles west of Seychelles and 480nm off Somalia in position 04:45S - 051:00E.
News: EUnavfor, ecanadanow, xinhuanet, cnn, AFP, AP, defpro, ptinews, RTT,
Details, Pic ,
IMO:8200553 , Flag: St Vincent & Grenadines,
Owner: Rak Afrikana Shipping LTD, based in UAE & Seychelles
Crew: 26 (10 Tanzanians , 5 Pakistanis and11 Indians
News: Hindu, ibn, HT, IANS, dna, MM, AHN, EUNavfor, ML,
MT Samho Dream hijacked 4 Apr
About 1,000nm southeast of the Gulf of Aden (Map1, Map2)
News: Yonhap, BBC, xinhua, AP, Reuters, AFP, KIT,
Crew: 24 (5 South Koreans and 19 Filipinos)
FV JIH CHUN TSAI 68 (日春財68號) hijacked on 31 Mar
POSN: 10 38N 052 22E
PIC, PIC2, Flag&Owner : Taiwan, fishing vessel
ship detail, Ship Detail1,
News: CMN, Aust, M&C, TPT,
crews - 14 (1 x Taiwanese captain, 2 Chinese and 11 Indonesian)
Rescued on 12 May 11 - the master of the hijacked Taiwanese fishing vessel Jih Chun Tsai 68 and three pirates were killed and two crew members wounded in a gunfight with the USS Stephen W Groves.
News: oceanuslive, MR, FT, msn, odin, TJP, FOC, TP, WCT,
MV Iceberg I hijacked 29 Mar 10nm outside Aden Port, Gulf of Aden.
News: Reuters, UPI, EUnavfor, FOCblog,
Detail, Pic1,
IMO: 7429102 , Flag: Panama , Owner : UAE
Crew: 24 (9 Yemenis "1 Died" left 8, 6 Indians, 4 Ghanaians, 2 Sudanese, 2 Pakistani and 1 Filipino)
News Update:
MV Talca hijacked 23 Mar
About 120 nm off the coast of Oman,180 nm south of Mazera
News: MSCHOA, EUnavfor, AFP, MarineLog,
Details, Pic1,
IMO: 8616324, Flag: Bermuda, Owner: UK
Crew - 25 (23 Sri Lankans, 1 Filipino and 1 Syrian)
News: EUnavfor, AFP, BBC, Reuters, AP, PressTV, AHN,
MV Frigia hijacked 23 Mar
Indian Ocean, 1000nm from Somalia
News: MSCHOA, EUnavfor, CNN, BBC, AFP, Ankara,
Details, Pic1, Pic2,
IMO: 7507485, Flag: Malta, Owner: Turkish (Garanti Finansal Kiralama)
Crew: 21 (19 Turkish and 2 Ukrainian)
FV Sakoba hijacked 1st week of Mar
400 nm east of Dar es Salam (Tanzania)
The FV is suspected to be used as a pirate platform. (NatoShippingCtr)
News: AFP, IMB, Reuters, AustNews, EUnavfor, ST, Xinhua, AP,
Details not available, Pic
IMO: 5011157, Kenyan-flagged, Spanish owned,
Crew : 16 (1xSpanish Captain, 10xKenya, 1xPoland, 1xSenegal, 1xCape Verde and 1xNamibia)
News: EuNavfor, theforeigner, fairplay , CNN, Reuters,
MT UBT Ocean hijacked 5 Mar
South East of Somali Coast , 300 nm from Dar El Salam (Tanzania)
News: EUNAVFOR, MSCHOA, AFP, CFblog, wikinews, AP, CNN, RTT, BBC, Reuters Detail, Detail 1, Picture, Pic1,
IMO: 9408360, Flag : Marshall Islands
Crew: 21 (All Myanmar)
News: EuNavfor, theforeigner, fairplay, CNN, Reuters,
GOA - appr 45NM southwest of Al Mukalla, Yemen
News: EU NAVFOR, MSCHOA, Lloyd, France24, BBC, WMN, Reuters, Xinhua, CN,
Detail, Picture,
IMO: 9058696, Flag : Saudi Arabia
Crew: 14 (Capt -Greek, Crew - Sri Lankans)
GOA - Lat 13° 04'N Long 047° 04'E
News: eunavfor, AP ,CNN ,oni ,Fairplay, mschoa, Detail, Picture: 1, 2, 3
IMO: 7328554 , Flag : North Korea
Crew: About 17 (Romanian and Libyan nationalities )
Crews retakes hijacked ship on 2 Jun
News: ML, ML1, HSG, RNW, defpro, BBC, AP, EU1, EU2
MV RIM abandoned by the crew on 4 Jun (EU)
MT Pramoni hijacked 1 Jan,
GOA - Lat 12° 30'N Long 47° 17'E
News : AsiaOne, Reuters, Xinhua, EUNAVFOR, BBC,
Detail & Picture : Vesseltracker, BLT
IMO : 9408803 , Flag: Singapore
Crew: 24 (17 Indonesians, 5 Chinese, 1 Nigerian & 1 Vietnamese)
Released on 26 Feb 10, News: EU NAVFOR, Xinhua, AP, Today, jakartaglobe,
MT Asian Glory hijacked 1 Jan,
Somali Basin, appr 900 nm N/Seychelles, 600 nm from the Coast of Somalia
News : eunavfor, BBC, Reuters, UKPA, CNN,
Detail & Picture : vesseltracker, shipspotting, Zodiac, sky, CNA
IMO : 9070474, Flag: UK
Crew: 25 (8 Bulgarian, 10 Ukraines, 5 Indians, 2 Romanian)
Ship & Crew reach Oman: Novinite, sofiaecho,
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News - GOA /Somalia Coast / Red Sea
22 Jul- NATO fears Somali pirates moving to south Red Sea(AP)
16 Jul- Japan To Extend Somalia Anti-piracy Mission By One Year (Bernama)
24 Jun- Kenya launches special anti-piracy court (Reuters)
24 Jun - Kenya opens fast-track piracy court in Mombasa (BBC)
24 Jun - Maltese soldiers intercept pirates off Somalia (TimeofMalta)
24 Jun - Russia resumes ant-piracy mission off Somali coast (defenceweb)
23 Jun - EU NAVFOR new tactics have reduced pirate attacks (EU NAVFOR)
22 Jun - Somali Pirates Shift Operations To Bab Al-Mandab Straits (Bernama)
22 Jun - Netherlands submarine to join Somalia anti-pirate force (BBC, CNN)
19 Jun -Singapore deploys task group to Gulf of Aden to support efforts against piracy (Xinhua, Todayonline, ST, Asiaone)
18 Jun - EU NAVFOR proactive tactics proving successful in the Gulf of Aden (EU NAVFOR)
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Reviews/ Research/ Interest
Human bycatch
by Sian Powell, From: The Australian
October 18, 2010 12:49PM
url: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/human-bycatch/story-e6frg8jo-1225940157820
Expert Brief (Council on Foreign Relations)
Building African Partnerships to Defeat Piracy
Author: Michael L. Baker, International Affairs Fellow in Residence
June 23, 2010 (www.CRF.org)
URL: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22465/building_african_partnerships_to_defeat_piracy.html
Gulf of Aden/Somalia Security Review
The Critical Threats Project Gulf of Aden Security Review provides daily updates on the security situation in Yemen and the Horn of Africa.
GOA-URL: http://www.criticalthreats.org/yemen/gulf-aden-security-review
Provides key analysis of the security challenges in the Horn of Africa.
Somalia-URL: http://www.criticalthreats.org/somalia
5 ways to stop a pirate off Coast of Somalia
By Stephanie Hanson — Special to GlobalPost
Published: June 24, 2010
URL : http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/100623/piracy-anti-piracy-somali-maritime
Southeast Asia Maritime Incidents
At about 6:10am on 25 May 2010, the MPA of Singapore received a report that a Malaysian-registered tanker, MT Bunga Kelana 3 and a St Vincents and The Grenadines-registeredbulk carrier, MV Waily had collided in the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait. The incident location is about 13 kilometres southeast of Changi East.
News:MPA
Pivture :Yahoo1, Yahoo2,
MV Shen Neng 1 ran aground on 3 Apr 10 (Saturday) off Queensland’s coast, around 70 kilometers from Great Keppel Island(near Australia’s famous Great Barrier Reef)
News: adelaidenow, newsoli, brisbanetimes, FOCblog,
Tugboat "Asta" & Barge "Callista" missing on 6 Feb 2010, 0130H
off Pulau Tioman Lat 02° 59.40'N Long 104° 00.60'E
IMO: 0095229, Flag: Singapore, Crew: 12
Reported by: ReCAAP
Tug Found on 25 Feb:ReCAAP
Tugboat Ocean Lark capsized off Pedra Branca at about 060500H Jan 10
Crew - All 13 are Indonesians (2 rescued, 11 missing) All 13 are Indonesians
(Singapore flag)
News:
MV Nam Yang 8 abandoned ship off the coast of Aparri 2 Jan 10
Northern Philippines Crew 22, One crew was injured. The ship sank shortly afterward.
(North Korea Flag)
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updated 4 Nov 10
URL:http://www.odin.tc/eng/articles/834-Statistics-of-pirated-vessels-and-crews.asp
