MARSEC247: Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Somali Basin Piracy 2011

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Somali Basin Piracy 2011

Current Hijacked Ship Count in 2011
Hijacked (correct as on 27 Dec 11)
Merchant Vessel =3
Dhow/FV = 1

MT ENRICO IEVOLI hijaked 27 DEC 11
MT LIQUID VELVET hijacked 31 OCT 11
MT FAIRCHEM BOGEY hijacked 20 JUL 11
FV ALFARDOUS hijacked 13 Feb 11

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December 2011
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MT ENRICO IEVOLI hijacked 27 DEC 0403 UTC
Position of Attack: LAT 18 18 N – LONG 057 36 E, around 30nm South of Oman Coast, Arabian Sea. (NSC Alert number 249/2011 and 250/2011
Pirates hijacked an Italian chemical tanker with 18 crew on board off the coast of Oman on Tuesday, the vessel's owner said.
Crew : 18 (included six Italians, five Ukranians and seven Indians)
Cargo : Carrying a cargo of caustic soda
LPOC: United Arab Emirates
NPOC: The Mediterranean
News: Reuters, BBC, ToO, AFP,Euronews,MS,

©Wil Weijsters

IMO number : 9188415
Name of ship : ENRICO IEVOLI
Call Sign : IBKI
MMSI : 247597000
Gross tonnage : 9860
DWT : 16631
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 2000
Flag : Italy
Registered owner/Ship manager: MARNAVI SPA, Italy

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November 2011
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FV CHIN I WEN hijacked 03 NOV 2100 UTC
Position of Attack: LAT 06:10S – LONG 051:10E, around 260nm SW of Seychelles Island. (NSC Alert number 235/2011, IMB Attack Number:382-11 )
Pirates attacked and hijacked the fishing vessel underway with her 28 crew members as hostage. The hijackers sailed the vessel towards Somali coast.
Crew :28 (9 Chinese, 5 Vietnamese, 6 Indonesians and 8 Filipinos)
News : taipeitimes, GMA, PressTV,
Regain Control on 05 Nov 2011, the crew managed to regain control of their vessel and rendezvoused with a warship that provided assistance. All 28 crew members are save. The fishing vessel is proceeding to a safe port.
News : Asiaone, BBC, AFP, TaiwanToday, Tempo, WP, Sky, ME,

Register number : CT6-1361
Name of ship : CHIN I WEN
Call Sign : BH3361
Type of ship : Fishing Vessel
Flag : Taiwan
Registered owner: Liu Wan-dong (Owner) based in the southern Taiwanese city Kaohsiung
Thru Taiwan's Fisheries Agency
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October 2011
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MT LIQUID VELVET hijacked 31 OCT 1152 UTC
Position of Attack: Lat 12 00 N - Long 045 33 E, GULF OF ADEN (NSC Alert number 234/2011, IMB Attack Number:380-11 )
The Marshall Islands-flagged Greek-owned chemical tanker was sailing from Suez and heading to India when it was seized in the Gulf of Aden.
UPDATE: Based on Somalia Report‘s information the vessel should be anchored off Bandar Murcaayo or Rasu Bina near Bargal.
Crew :22 (21 Filipinos and 1 Greek national)
News : Somaliareport, TME, HSG,GMA1, GMA2, philstar, Reuters, gcaptain,

IMO number : 9083940
Name of ship : LIQUID VELVET
Call Sign : V7OM9
MMSI : 538003117
Gross tonnage : 5998
DWT : 11559
Type of ship : Chemical Tanker
Year of build : 1994
Flag : Marshall Islands
Registered owner: MINIMAL ENTERPRISES CO, Greece.
Ship manager ELMIRA TANKERS MANAGEMENT SA, Greece.

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September - Nil Hijack
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August 2011 - Nil Hijack
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MT FAIRCHEM BOGEY hijacked 20 JUL 0108UTC
Position of Attack: Lat 16:54N - Long 054:03E, Salalah Port/Oman (NSC Alert number 213/2011, IMB Attack Number:317-11 )
In the early hours of 20 August, the MV FAIRCHEM BOGEY was pirated off the Port of Salalah in Oman and has been taken towards the Somali coast. She was in ballast and anchor when hijack. The incident occurred two miles off the coast and well inside Omani territorial waters. An attack so close to the port is unusual for Somali pirates, although they have been driven back to waters around the Gulf of Aden and coast of Oman amid the ongoing Indian Ocean monsoon.
The incident shows that pirates will not necessarily be deterred by proximity to a well-patrolled port. MT Fairchem Bogey arrived on the Somalia coast and anchored just north of Bandar Beyla on Monday (22 Aug 11).
Crew :21 (All Indian)
News : EUnavfor, omantribune, emirates247, thenational, timesofindia, Reuters, TOO, TheHindu, NDTV, DNA, bloomberg, marinelog, ML, gulfnews, Maritimesecurity,

IMO number : 9423750
Name of ship : FAIRCHEM BOGEY
Call Sign : V7UB6
MMSI : 538003924
Gross tonnage : 15190
DWT : 25390
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 2010
Flag : Marshall Islands
Ship manager : FAIRFIELD CHEMICAL CARRIERS, USA
Registered owner : EURUS MARITIME SA, (Care of Anglo-Eastern Shipmanagement (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore)
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July 2011
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MT JUBBA XX hijacked 16 JUL 0742UTC
Position of Attack: 220nm NorthWest of Socotra Island, Yemen. (NSC Alert number 203/2011)
The pirates successfully hijacked a UAE-flagged oil product tanker, MT Jubba XX, on July 16 at 0742 UTC approximately 220nm Northwest of Socotra Island. Nine heavily armed pirates seized the vessel and its 16 multinational crew as it made its regular journey between UAE and Berbera in Somalia. The vessel was last sighted today, July 17, at 0813 UTC in position 13:48N - 051:25E in the Gulf of Aden heading towards the Somali coast.
Crews :16 (one Sri Lankan, five Indians, three Bangladeshi, one Sudanese, one Myanmar national, one Kenyan and four Somalis)
News: EUnavfor, TME, NMS, ML, IM, SR, GN, XHN, CPW, ES,
Released on 27 Jul 11,News: khaleejtimes, LSS, AA, VOA, GN, SR, EUnavfor, TheHindu, NDTV, TN, E247,

IMO number : 7916260
Name of ship : JUBBA XX
Call Sign : A6E2784
MMSI : 470595000
Gross tonnage : 2821
DWT : 4831
Type of ship : Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 1979
Flag : United Arab Emirates
Ship manager:JUBBA GENERAL TRADING CO LLC, UAE
Registered owner: JUBBA GENERAL TRADING CO LLC, UAE

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June 2011 - Nil Hijack
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May 2011 - Nil Hijack
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Apr 2011
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MT GEMINI hijacked 30 Apr 0420UTC
Position of Attack: Lat 07 00S Long 041 20E (NSC Alert number 165/2011, IMB - Attack Number:2011/175)
Location: Approximately 180nm East of Malindi, Kenya or Around 115nm ESE of Zanzibar island, Tanzania
The 20,989 tonne, Singapore flagged and owned vessel was on its way to Mombasa (Kenya) from Kuala Tanjung (Malaysia) when it was attacked and hijacked.
Crews :25 (4 Korean, 13 Indonesians, 3 Mayanmar, 5 Chinese)
News: EUnavfor, Reuters, CNA, ST, TKT, BERNAMA, B2, Xinhua, Chosun, CF,
Released on 30 Nov 11, however "The pirates released 21 of the 25 crew on board but took four South Korean seamen, including the captain, ashore at the last moment despite earlier promises to release the entire all-man crew,"
News: NMS, chosun, Reuters, AFP, zee, AP, CNA, ST, TO,

IMO number : 8412352
Name of ship : GEMINI
Call Sign : 9VKU3
MMSI : 564479000
Gross tonnage : 20989
DWT : 29870
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 1986
Flag : Singapore
Ship manager : GLORY SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE LTD, Singapore
Registered owner : GOLDEN SPRING LINE, Care of Glory Ship Management Pte Ltd , Singapore

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MV ROSALIA D’AMATO hijacked 21 Apr 0204UTC
Position of Attack: Lat 13 17N Long 059 06E (NSC Alert number 156 / 2011, IMB Attack Number:2011/160)
Location: Approximately 365nm South East of Salalah, Oman or approximately 274nm North East of Socotra Island, Yemen.
The MV ROSALIA D’AMATO 74,500 tonne Italian flagged and owned vessel was on its way to Bandar Imam Khomeini (Iran) from Paranagua (Brazil) when it was attacked by a single skiff. Coalition warships had communications with the vessel and were told: ‘pirates onboard stay away’.
Crew : 21(6 Italians, 15 Filipinos)
News: EUNAVFOR, TWSJ, AFP, VOA, Xinhua, Reuters, TME, DW, GMA,

Released on 25 Nov 11
News: AFP, Reuters, VOA, ruvr, M&C, RTT,

IMO number : 9225201
Name of ship : ROSALIA D'AMATO
Call Sign : IBSQ
MMSI : 247015300
Gross tonnage : 40562
DWT : 74716
Type of ship : Bulk Carrier
Year of build : 2001
Flag :Italy
Registered owner :PERSEVERANZA SHIPPING SRL, Italy
Ship manager : PERSEVERANZA SPA DI NAVIGAZION, Italy

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MV SUSAN K hijacked 8 Apr 0234UTC
Position of Attack: Lat 18 25N Long 057 27E (NSC Alert number 151 / 2011)
Location: 200 nm North-East of Salalah, Oman or 35 nm from the Omani coastline.
MV SUSAN K was attacked and boarded by at least 10 pirates. Crews went into citadel but the pirates is able to break into the citadel and take over control. MV Susan K was on its way to Port Sudan (Sudan) from Mumbai (India) when it was attacked.
Crews : 10 (4 Ukrainian and 6 Filipino).
News: EUnavfor, CNN, AFP, Reuters, UNA, Xinhuan, GMA,
Released on 16 June 11,News: EUNavfor,

IMO number :9344370
Name of ship :SUSAN K
Call Sign :V2CR8
MMSI :305089000
Gross tonnage :3642
DWT :4464
Type of ship :General Cargo Ship
Year of build :2007
Flag :Antigua and Barbuda
Ship manager :NIMMRICH & PRAHM BEREEDERUNG, Germany.
Registered owner :SONJA, Germany.
(Care of Nimmrich & Prahm Bereederung GmbH & Co KG, Germany)
SPECIFICATIONS

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March 2011
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MT ZIRKU hijacked 28 Mar 0900UTC
Position of Attack: Lat 15 36N Long 057 04E (NSC Alert number 144 / 2011)
Location: approximately 250 NM South East of Salalah in the eastern part of the Gulf of Aden
The UAE flagged and Kuwaiti owned vessel was on its way to Singapore from Bashayer (Sudan) when it was attacked. The vessel was attacked by 2 pirate skiffs firing RPGs and small arms.
Crew: 29 (1 Croatian, 1 Iraqi, 1 Filipino, 1 Indian, 3 Jordanians, 3 Eqyptians, 2 Ukrainians and 17 Pakistanis).
News: EUNAVFOR,
Released on 10 June 11,News: somaliarepor t,

IMO number :9237802
Name of ship :ZIRKU
Call Sign :A6E2922
MMSI :470729000
Gross tonnage :57190
DWT :105846
Type of ship :Crude Oil Tanker
Year of build :2003
Flag :United Arab Emirates
Ship manager & Registered owner :ARAB MARITIME PETROLEUM, Kuwait
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MV SINAR KUDUS hijacked 16 Mar 1642UTC
Position of Attack: Lat 14 21N Long 059 25E (IMB Alert Number 125 / 2011),
Location: approximately 320NM North East of the island of Socotra in the Somali Basin.
The MV SINAR KUDUS, which is Indonesian flagged and owned, was on its way to Suez (Egypt) from Singapore when it was attacked. Initial reports from the crew stated that 30 to 50 pirates had boarded and taken control of the vessel. Within 24 hours of the attack, the MV SINAR KUDUS was used as a mothership to launch a further attack on the Liberian flagged Bulk Carrier MV EMPEROR. A skiff with 5 pirates on board was launched from the SINAR KUDUS and attacked the EMPEROR but was repelled by the armed security forces from the merchant vessel. The EMPEROR was subsequently reported to be safe.
Crew: 20, all Indonesian.
News: EUNAVFOR, ML, Oceanuslive, CF, GC,
Released on 1 May 11News: EUnavfor, JG, JP, JP1, AFP, BKP, TME, C6, VOA, GC, Al Arabiya, Xinhua, ABC, AP,

IMO number :9172507
Name of ship :SINAR KUDUS
Call Sign :YGFH
MMSI :525009027
Gross tonnage :7717
DWT :8911
Type of ship :General Cargo Ship
Year of build :1999
Flag :Indonesia
Ship manager & Registered owner :SAMUDERA INDONESIA TBK PT, INDONESIA
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February 2011
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8 Feb 11 (Reuters) FACTBOX-Ships held by Somali pirates
14 Feb 11 (Reuters) FACTBOX-Ships held by Somala pirates
2 Mar 11 (Reuters) FACTBOX-Ships held by Somala pirates

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SV ING hijacked 24 Feb
Position of Attack: 14 30 N 058 19 E (NSC Alert number 092 / 2011)A Danish yacht with a family of five and two crew members aboard had been seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean on 24 Feb. The Danish naval command confirmed received a distress signal from the vessel on Feb 24.
Crew:7 - The Danish family consisting Jan and Birgit Johansen (parents), their sons Rune and Hjalte and daughter Naja (Children aged 12-16), as well as two paid crew were aboard when the vessel was seized. (3 Men, 1 woman and 3 children)
News: yachtpals, yourcruisingeditor, seanews, AP, nytimes, CNN, newsday, NYdailynew, theaustralian, Sail-world,
Released on 7 Sep 11
News: sunatimes, nytimes, guardian, theaustralian, irishtimes, UKPA,

Name of ship : ING
Call Sign : XPD3509
MMSI :219001746
Type of ship :Yacht
Flag :Denmark
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MV DOVER hijacked 28 Feb 0606UTC
Position of Attack: 18 48N 058 25E (NSC Alert number 101 / 2011)
Location: approximately 35nm off Oman Coast or 260 nm NE Salalah in the North Arabian Sea
MV DOVER was on its way to Saleef (Yemen) from Port Quasim (Pakistan) when it was attacked. Details of the attack are not known according to EUNAVFOR.
Crew: 23 (3 Romanian, 1 Russian and 19 Filipinos)
News: EUNAVFOR, Reuters, dawn, AFP, abs, Xinhua, ME,
Released on 30 Sep 11,
News: Reuters,

IMO number : 7433634
Name of ship : DOVER
Call Sign : H8RV
MMSI : 353929000
Gross tonnage : 22069
DWT : 38097
Type of ship : Bulk Carrier
Year of build : 1981
Flag : Panama
Registered owner: DOVER NAVIGATION SA, Greece.
Ship manager: WORLDWIDE SHIPMANAGEMENT SA, Greece.

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SV Quest hijacked 18 Feb 1323UTC
Position of Attack: 18°00 N 061°02 E (NSC Alert number 092 / 2011)
News: BBC, PFB, LW,
Crew: 4 (owned and sailed by Scott and Jean Adam of California + two US passengers, Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle.)
Useful Link
Guidelines for Yachts considering a passage through the Gulf of Aden
SV Quest Home page
Pirates Kill American Hostages on SV Quest on 22 Feb 11
news: LATimes, Lalate, OSB, cbs, SW,

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YEMENI FV ALFARDOUS hijacked 13 Feb 11
Approximate Position 12:00N 053:02.1E, around 8nm south of Socotra island, Yemen, Gulf of Aden. Boat Number (S3/221)
IMB Live Piracy Report Attack Number: 2011/065
Pirates attacked and hijacked a fishing vessel and took hostage its eight crew members. The FV is suspected of being used as a mother vessel for other piracy attacks.
News: EUNAVFOR,The Vesssl is Missing

Possible Yemeni Fishing Boat Picture

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MV SININ hijacked 12 Feb 1931UTC
Position of Attack: 19:26N 063:29E(NSC Alert number 091 / 2011)
Location approximately 350 nautical miles East of Masirah (Oman) in the North Arabian Sea.
The MV SININ is a Maltese flagged and owned Bulk Carrier. She has a deadweight of 52,466 tonnes and was on route to Singapore from Fujairah (UAE) when she was attacked.
The vessel, which has a crew of 23 (13 Iranian and 10 Indian nationals)
News:EUNAVFOR, AFP, AP, Reuters, MS, DNA, LW, DW, PressTV, Thenational, GC,Released on 13 Aug 11
News: PIBGOI, TOI, Hindu, HT,

©Antonio Montalvo Núñez

IMO number :9274941
Name of ship :SININ
Call Sign : 9HOD8
MMSI :256206000
Gross tonnage :30064
DWT :52466
Type of ship :Bulk Carrier
Year of build :2005
Flag :Malta
Ship manager :IRANOHIND SHIPPING CO LTD, Iran
Registered owner: ISIM SININ LTD, Iran

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VLCC IRENE SL hijacked 9 Feb 0926UTC
Position of Attack: 21:27N 063:18E(NSC Alert number 085 / 2011)
Location approximately 350 nautical miles South East of Muscat in the North Arabian Sea.
The VLCC IRENE SL has a dead weight of 319,247 tonnes and is Greek flagged and owned. The vessel was on its way to Suez from Fujairah when it was attacked.
Crew : 25 (7 Greek, 1 Georgian and 17 Filipinos).
Cargo:266,000 tons of crude oil Worth $200m (£125m; 146m euros)
"The Irene SL’s cargo of Kuwaiti crude oil represents nearly 20% (one fifth) of total U.S. daily crude oil imports. This one cargo is 12% of all oil coming out of the Middle East Gulf each day, and 5% of total daily world seaborne oil supply." Source: INTERTANKO
News: EUnavfor, Reuters,R1, GCaptain, Today, intertanko, AFP, ML, PD, PD1, VOA, BBC, ABS,
Video: Euronews,
Released on 7 Apr 11News: EUnavfor, presstv, nasdaq, GMA, Journal, bloomberg, mb,

Technical Detail
Name of ship :IRENE SL
Call Sign : SVXS
MMSI :240247000
Gross tonnage :161175
DWT :319247
Type of ship :Crude Oil Tanker
Year of build :2004
Flag :Greece
Ship manager :ENESEL SA, Greece
Registered owner:FIRST NAVIGATION ENE, Greece

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MT SAVINA CAYLYN hijacked 8 Feb 0427UTC
Position of Attack: 12:10N 066:00E(NSC Alert number 083 / 2011)
Location approximately 670 nautical miles East of Socotra Island in the Indian Ocean.
IMB Attack Number: 2011/057
08.02.2011: 0450 UTC: Posn: 12:07N – 065:35E, around 490nm NW of Minicoy Island, India (Off Somalia).
The vessel was boarded after a sustained attack by one skiff with 5 suspected pirates firing small arms and 4 rocket propelled grenades. A mothership was sighted. The vessel was on passage to Pasir Gudang (Malaysia) from Bashayer (Sudan) when it was attacked.
Crew of 22 (5 Italian and 17 Indian). News: EUNAVFOR, Reuters, Hindu, Xinhua, AP, CNN, BBC, AFP,
Released on 21 Dec 11
News: AFP,TW,Tradewinds,SR,VOA,XH,Reuters,AP,

Euronews - Video - Pirates hijack Italian oil tanker
IMO number :9489285
Name of ship :SAVINA CAYLYN
Call Sign : ICKE
MMSI :247231600
Gross tonnage :58418
DWT :104255
Type of ship :Crude Oil Tanker
Year of build :2008
Flag :Italy
Registered owner: DOLPHIN TANKER SRL,Care of Fratelli d'Amato SpA, Italy.
Ship manager: D'AMATO FRATELLI SPA, Italy.
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January 2011
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28 Jan (Reuters) FACTBOX-Ships held by Somali pirates
20 Jan (Reuters) FACTBOX-Ships held by Somali pirates

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MV BELUGA NOMINATION boarded 22 Jan 1236UTC
Position of Attack: 01:49N 056:35E(NSC Alert number 065 / 2011) Indian Ocean, 390 nm north of the Seychelles.

She was attacked and pirated by a pirate skiff, with an unknown number of suspected pirates on board. Small arms were used against the vessel during the attack. The crew members locked themselves in the citadel and requested for assistance. The pirates managed to gain command of the vessel and took the 12 crew as hostage. The attack took place in the Indian Ocean, 390 nautical miles north of the Seychelles. Vessel was on passage to Port Victoria in the Seychelles at the time of the attack.
Crew: 12 (including Master - one Pole, two Russians, two Ukrainians and seven Filipinos )
News: EUNAVFOR, IMB, Reuters, Fairplay, safety4sea,
Released on 13 Apr 11
News: EUnavfor, businessweek, Reuters, un.ua, thenews, defenceweb, gcaptain, gma,

IMO number :9356402
Name of ship :BELUGA NOMINATION
Call Sign :V2BS1
MMSI :304908000
Gross tonnage :6296
DWT :9775
Type of ship :General Cargo Ship
Year of build :2006
Flag :Antigua and Barbuda
Registered owner :DUTCH NEELE SHIPPING GMBH,Care of Beluga Shipping GmbH, Germany.
Ship manager :BELUGA SHIPPING GMBH, Germany.
VESSEL GA PLAN

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MT BUNGA LAUREL boarded 21 Jan 1708UTC (Released & rescued)
Position of Attack: 20:39N 063:38E (NSC Alert number 061 / 2011)
The vessel reported that pirates had boarded the vessel but the ship crew had gone into the citadel and the pirates were later apprehended by Malaysian naval forces.
Malaysia navy commandos have foiled an attempted hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Aden, rescuing 23 crew and capturing seven Somali pirates. The navy's Fennec attack helicopter launched from the Bunga Mas 5 was also involved in the operation by providing reconnaissance and aerial cover. Three pirates sustained injuries in the incident and were treated onboard the Bunga Mas 5.
Crew: 23 (All Filipino)
News: Thestar, TS1,TS2,TS3,ABC, Reuters, BBC, thesundaily, voanews, aljazeera, AP, AFP, sinchew, CNA,

IMO number :9529645
Name of ship :BUNGA LAUREL
Call Sign : 3EYR7
MMSI :371412000
Gross tonnage :11908
DWT :19992
Type of ship :Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build :2010
Flag :Panama
Registered owner: M COSTUS SA, Malaysia
Ship manager: MISC BHD, Malaysia

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MV KHALED MUHIEDDINE K hijacked 20 Jan 1242UTC
Position of Attack: 15 11N 059 38E (NSC Alert number 060/2011)
Around 330 nm ESE of Salalah, Oman (Off Somalia)
Authorities were made aware of the attack when the master reported being fired upon with small arms and seeing pirates on board. All contact with the vessel was then lost. She was on passage from Singapore to Hudaydah, in Yemen.
Crew: 25 (22 Syrian and 3 Egyptian)
News: EUNAVFOR, Reuters, IMB,
Released on 26 may 11
News: EUnavfor, Xinhua, Reuters,

IMO number :8105650
Name of ship :KHALED MUHIEDDINE K
Call Sign : 5VAI3
MMSI :671068000
Gross tonnage :14383
DWT :24022
Type of ship :Bulk Carrier
Year of build :1981
Flag :Togo
Registered owner: DANA MARINE LTD,Syria.
Ship manager: DAMAK MARITIME CO,Syria.

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MV HOANG SON SUN hijacked 17 Jan 1700UTC
Position of Attack: 18:36N 064:22E (Marisk)
Around 370 nm off Oman
Crew : 24 Vietnamese nationals.
News: EUNAVFOR, Reuters,
Released on 15 Sep
News: timesofoman, Reuters, news24, somaliareport, MSA, NMS, RIA, IANS,

IMO number :8323862
Name of ship :HOANG SON SUN
Call Sign : JVBF4
MMSI :457282000
Gross tonnage :13881
DWT :22835
Type of ship :Bulk Carrier
Year of build :1984
Flag :Mongolia
Registered owner: HOANG SON CO LTD, Vietnam
Ship manager: HOANG SON CO LTD, Vietnam

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MV EAGLE hijacked 17 Jan 0641UTC
Position of Attack: 13 17 N 061 42 E (NSC Alert number 048/2011), approximately 490nm South East of Salalah, Oman or 431nm East of Socotra Island,Yemen. MV EAGLE was attacked and pirated by a single skiff, with pirates firing small arms and a Rocket Propelled Grenade before boarding the vessel. She was on passage from Aqabar (Jordan) to Paradip (India) when it was attacked.
Crew :24 Filipinos
News: EUNAVFOR, Reuters, CRI, CP, News6, Fox, capitalfm, ML,
Released on 28 Sep 11,
News: EUNavfor, Bernama, SR, WMN, NMS, XH, oceanuslive,

IMO number :8126408
Name of ship :EAGLE
Call Sign :P3HR8
MMSI :212781000
Gross tonnage :29905
DWT :52163
Type of ship :Bulk Carrier
Year of build :1985
Flag :Cyprus
Registered owner: CROLIER SHIPPING, Greece
Ship manager: PEROSEA SHIPPING CO SA, Greece

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MT SAMHO JEWELRY hijacked 15 Jan 0930UTC
Position of Attack:22:00N – 064:00E (NSC Alert number 041 / 2011)
About 350nm South East of Muscat, Oman or about 230nm South West of Karachi, Pakistan.
The ship was sailing from Fujairah United Arab Emirates toward Sri Lanka carrying chemical materials when it was hijacked in the waters between Oman and India.
Hijacked MT SAMHO JEWELRY will be another blow for operator Samho Shipping which saw one of its owned VLCCs Samho Dream hijacked in Apr 2010 and only freed in Nov 2010 after payment of about US$9m ransom.
News:EUNAVFOR, Tradewinds, FOC, koreaherald, AFP, CNA, arirang, Yonhap, Saba, msn, thejakartapost, KBS, csmonitor, IMB,
Crews : 21 (8 South Koreans, 11 Myanmarese and 2 Indonesians )

IMO number : 9249594
Name of ship : SAMHO JEWELRY
Call Sign : 9HHF9
MMSI : 256981000
Gross tonnage : 11566
DWT : 19924
Type of ship :Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build : 2001
Flag : Malta
Ship manager : SAMHO SHIPPING CO LTD, South Korea.
Registered owner :Chem-Prod Carrier II AS, South Korea.
Group Owner : ABG Sundall Collier, Norway

Rescued by Korean Special Forces on 21 Jan 2011
News: nytimes,AP, joongangdaily, jgd1, jgd2, koreatimes, chosun, KT1, Dailymail, sky, gma, marinelog, jgd3,arirang, LAtimes, RTTNews, BBC,
Picture of Rescued: AP1, AP2, AP3, AP4, AP5, AP6, Ap7, BBC,

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MV LEOPARD was boarded by pirates on 12 Jan 1453 UTC
Position of Attack:15 11N 058 18E, around 260nm SE Salalah, Oman. (NSC)
13 Jan updates
MV Leopard was boarded but not hijacked by pirates, crew members is suspected to had been taken to a seized Taiwanese fishing vessel (Shiuh Fu No 1) being operated as a mothership. The ship had meanwhile been located and searched by the Turkish navy and no trace of any pirates or pirate skiffs had been found. It was believed that the pirates may have already made contact with the ship's operator.
15 Jan updates 1,
According to a new press release from Turkish General Staff, the boarding team on board of M/V Leopard finished its throughout search for the crew without finding them. Meanwhile the owners of the M/V Leopard contacted NATO Standing Naval Task Group SNMG-2/CTF-508 and informed that the pirates contacted them, and confirmed the fact that all the crew of M/V Leopard, 2 Danes and 4 Filipinos, were kidnapped. Turkish frigate from task force in the region, "TCG Gaziantep" is ordered to remain in the vicinity of the merchant ship until tugs hired by Leopard's owner will arrive and start towing her.
News: tradewinds, AFP, TME, MSN, Scoop1, salem news, DPA, MB, LW, philstar, africasia, BBC, Seanews1, Seanews2,
Crews : 6 (Two Danes 'one being the master' and four Filippinos) safety of the Leopard's crew has yet to be confirmed

MO number : 8902096
Name of ship : LEOPARD
Call Sign : OWOD2
MMSI : 219560000
Gross tonnage :1093
DWT :1780
Type of ship : General Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1989
Flag : Denmark
Ship manager: SHIPCRAFT AS, Denmark.
Registered owner: LODESTAR SHIPHOLDING LTD, Denmark

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DHOW AL MUSA hijacked 9 Jan 0400UTC
Position of Attack:17:42N – 057:17E, around 152nm ENE of Salalah, Oman (IMB)
Alert number 026/ 2011. (Nato Shipping Centre)
At 0400Z UTC/ 09 JAN/ a Pirate Action Group consisting of skiffs (number unknown) was reported in position 17 42N 057 17E.
Indian dhow MV AL MUSA has been captured by presumed Somali pirates. The dhow was abducted along with her 14 Indian crew on or about the 9th of January 2011 while under way from Dubai to Salalah around 50nm off the coast of Oman. The vessel is carrying assorted food-stuff.
News: IMB, MARISK, NSC, maritime-connector, rnw, Scoop, webindia123, economictimes, siasat,
Crews : 14 (All Indians)
Reported Released on 24 Jan by IMB

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MT CPO CHINA was boarded 3 Jan 1040UTC
Position of Attack:15 48N 059 49E , approximately 330NM South East of Salalah, Oman (NSC)
Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne helped thwart a pirate attack on MT CPO China in the Arabian Sea. MT CPO China had been boarded by pirates at about 1030 UTC and issued a distress call. HMAS Melbourne responded to the call and steamed to the tanker in just over six hours. While approaching the CPO China, Melbourne’s Sea King helicopter launched and was able to deter the pirates taking control of the tanker. The pirates aborted their attack and left the vessel as the Melbourne arrived on the scene.The crew of CPO China had successfully secured themselves in the ship’s citadel (an anti-pirate stronghold) from where they could maintain satellite communications and control the ship. The engine controls and steering equipment for the tanker are located in the citadel.
HMAS Melbourne boarded the vessel on 4 Jan and found the pirates gone and all the crew safe.
News: Australia Govt, apa, Bloomberg, msn.nz,
Crews: 20

IMO number :9434204
Name of ship :CPO CHINA
Call Sign : 2CRH4
MMSI :235075102
Gross tonnage :29636
DWT :51734
Type of ship :Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
Year of build :2010
Flag :United Kingdom
Ship manager :OFFEN TANKERS, Germany.
Registered owner :CPO CHINA OFFEN REEDEREI,Care of Claus-Peter Offen Tankschiffreederei (GmbH & Co) KG (Offen Tankers), Bleichenbruecke 10, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

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MV BLIDA hijacked 1 Jan 1536UTC
Position of Attack:15:28N – 055:51E, around 130nm SE Salalah, Oman.
News: EuNAVFOR, IMB, AP, philstar, presstv, sabanew, msn,
The vessel was on her way to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from Salalah in Oman at the time of the attack and is carrying a cargo of Cement Clinker in Bulk.
Crews : 27 (17 ALGERIANS - 6 UKRAINIANS - 2 FILLIPINO - 1 JORDANIAN - 1 INDONESIAN )
Released on 3 Nov 11
News: Somaliareport, ENN, EUNAVFOR, PressTV, coastweek,

Details of ship (From Equasis)
IMO number :7705635
Name of ship :BLIDA
Call Sign : 7THO
MMSI :605086045
Gross tonnage :12929
DWT :20586
Type of ship :Bulk Carrier
Year of build :1978
Flag :Algeria
Ship manager: SEKUR HOLDINGS INC, Greece.
Registered owner: INTERNATIONAL BULK CARRIER, Algeria.

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EU NAVFOR
1) Weekly Piracy Incident Summary
2) Stateboard of currently pirated vessels
3) EU NAVFOR Media centre

Others Sites of update hijacked vessel list:
- closeprotectionworld (27/9/11)
- Pirates Hijacked 10 Commercial Boats in 2011 in Puntland
- Pirate attacks at sea getting bigger and bolder, says IMB report (14 July 2011)

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