The Pirate Report
Reporting the age of modern piracy

A British vacationer is being hailed a hero after he thwarted gun-toting pirates attacking a cruise ship — by throwing a deck chair at them….

Source: FOXNews

04.2009:0350 UTC: Posn: 00:36N – 050:08E: 255nm ESE of Mogadishu: off Somalia.

Pirates armed with automatic weapons in a skiff chased a RoRo vessel and opened fire with automatic weapons. Vessel made evasive manoeuvres and escaped the boarding.

28.04.2009: 0704 UTC: Posn: 13:49N-056:30E: Gulf of Aden.

Pirates in two skiffs launched from a mother vessel approached a general cargo ship and opened fire at it with guns and RPG. Vessel activated water hydrant and released timber baulks into the sea. Pirates aborted the attacked.

28.04.2009: 0630 UTC: Posn: 12:31N-046:07E: Gulf of Aden.

One blue coloured speed boat with six pirates armed with guns approached a general cargo ship underway and opened fire at it. Vessel took evasive manoeuvres and contacted warships for assistance. Vessel fired rocket flares and operated smoke signal to prevent boarding. Later the speed boats aborted the attempt.

27.04.2008: 1050 UTC: Posn: 13:10N – 056:37.3E, Gulf of Aden.

One speed boat with 3 pirates armed with guns and RPG approached an oil tanker and ordered it to stop. Master commenced evasive manoeuvres. Pirates opened fire with the guns and RPG. After 30 minutes, two speed boats with 4to 5 pirates in each boat approached the vessel and opened fire with guns and RPG. The master continued to carry out the evasive manoeuvres and succeeded in preventing the pirates from boarding.

26.04.2009: 1942 UTC: Posn: 01:17S – 055:40E, About 645 nm ESE of Mogadishu, Somalia.

Pirates in a skiff attacked and fired upon a passenger vessel underway. The attempted boarding was unsuccessful due to vessels evasive manoeuvres and the armed security team onboard the vessel. Vessel sustained light damages.

26.04.2009: 1130 UTC: Posn: 13:25.5N – 047:24.4E, Gulf of Aden.

A product tanker was attacked and hijacked whilst underway. Somali pirates have boarded the vessel and have taken control of the ship. Further details awaiting.

ROME —  An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 people on board fended off a pirate attack far off the coast of Somalia when its Israeli private security forces exchanged fire with the bandits and drove them away, the commander said Sunday.

Source: FOXNews

03:10.8N – 105:28.5E, Off Pulau Mangkai, South China Sea.

Five pirates armed with long knives in a boat boarded a container ship underway. They attacked the master and stole ship’s cash and escaped. No injuries to crew

25.04.2009 : 0600 LT : Posn: 14:00.9N – 051:31.7E, Gulf of Aden

Two small speed boats with five persons armed with guns approached a general cargo ship underway. When the speed boats were about three cables away from the vessel they opened fire using automatic guns. Master enforced anti piracy measures and prevented the boarding.