The Pirate Report
Reporting the age of modern piracy

07.05.2009: 1220 LT: Posn: 12:12.4N - 045:45.2E, Gulf of Aden. [wp_geo_map]   One blue coloured skiff with nine pirates armed with guns approached a tanker underway. They attempted to board the tanker. Master raised alarm and crew mustered. Alert crew fired four rocket flares and threw two hand flare on the pirate boat. Master took evasive manoeuvres and reported to coalition warship in the vicinity. Pirates aborted the attempt at 1245 LT due to vessel's evasive manoeuvres and firing of rocket flares. Read More

07.05.2009: 0605 UTC: Posn: 13:43N – 050:35E, Gulf of Aden.   Armed pirates in skiffs attacked, boarded and hijacked a general cargo ship with eight crew. The ship is currently being taken to an unknown location. Read More

05.05.2009: 1304 UTC: Posn: 13:22N - 049:23E: Gulf of Aden. [wp_geo_map]   Pirates attacked and hijacked a general cargo ship underway. Read More

05.05.2009: 0530 UTC: Posn: 02:38S – 053:49E, About 560 nm SE Mogadishu, Somalia. [wp_geo_map]   Eight pirates in two boats attempted to board a vehicles carrier underway. Pirates closed to 10 meters and attempted to board several times. Master increased speed and carried out evasive manoeuvres and prevented the boarding. Read More

05.05.2009: 0430 UTC: Posn: 13:08N - 049:09E: Gulf of Aden.[wp_geo_map]   Pirates armed with automatic weapons chased a tanker underway. Vessel contacted coalition warship for assistance and made evasive manoeuvres to delay / prevent boarding. A helicopter arrived on scene and prevented the pirates from boarding the vessel. Read More

05.05.2009: 0530 UTC: Posn: 02:38S – 053:49E, About 560 nm SE Mogadishu, Somalia. [wp_geo_map]   Eight pirates in two boats attempted to board a vehicles carrier underway. Pirates closed to 10 meters and attempted to board several times. Master increased speed and carried out evasive manoeuvres and prevented the boarding. Read More

03.05.2009: 0001 LT: Sandakan anchorage, Malaysia.[wp_geo_map]   A fisherman offering fresh fish approached on the stbd side of a container ship at anchor. While four robbers in a speedboat approached from the port side of the vessel and attempted to board. Alert crew saw the robbers and raised alarm. Robbers aborted the attempt due to crew alertness. Read More

A Greek-owned ship has been hijacked by Somali pirates south-west of the Seychelles, a seafarers group says.

The Ukrainian crew were believed unharmed in the night-time attack, about 250 nautical miles (463km) from the Indian Ocean islands... Source: BBC News Read More

02.05.2009: 0530 LT: Posn: 06:07S - 050:12E, About 560 nm SE Mogadishu, Somalia. [wp_geo_map]   A pirate mother vessel and two high speedboats were observed at a distance of six nm from a tanker underway. Master altered course and the boats started chasing the tanker. Master raised alarm, sent distress message, increased speed and took evasive manoeuvres. The boats came very close to the tanker and suddenly the 2nd boat stopped chasing the tanker, probably engine problem. The 1st boat fired upon the tanker with RPG and aborted the attack as the distance from the mother vessel increased to 20 nm. No damages and injuries to crew. Read More

02.05.2009: 0230 UTC: Posn: 07:19S – 052:11E, About 670 nm SE Mogadishu, Somalia. [wp_geo_map]   Armed pirates attacked and hijacked a bulk carrier underway. Additional information awaited Read More