The Pirate Report
Reporting the age of modern piracy

20.04.2009: 0520 UTC: Posn: 13:15N – 047:40E: Gulf of Aden. [wp_geo_map]   Twelve pirates, in two white coloured speedboats armed with automatic weapons, chased and fired upon a bulk carrier underway. Vessel made evasive manoeuvres and enforced anti piracy measures and prevented the boarding. Read More

20.04.2009: 0520 UTC: Posn: 13:15N – 047:40E: Gulf of Aden.   Twelve pirates, in two white coloured speedboats armed with automatic weapons, chased and fired upon a bulk carrier underway. Vessel made evasive manoeuvres and enforced anti piracy measures and prevented the boarding. Read More

04.2009: 0745 UTC:Posn: 12:14N - 045:45E: Gulf of Aden. [wp_geo_map]   A chemical tanker underway spotted a black hull vessel with length about 20m with black sail. Once the vessel was astern, it launched a white hull skiff which proceeded towards the tanker. Pirates in the skiff prepared a ladder to board the tanker. The tanker increased speed and enforced anti piracy preventive measures. Pirates fired RPG which fell on the deck of the tanker but did not explode. Pirates aborted the attack and returned to mother vessel. Read More

18.04.2009: 0327 UTC: Posn: 02:45S - 056:48E: Somalia.[wp_geo_map]   Pirates in skiffs armed with RPG and automatic weapons attacked and hijacked a stone carrier underway. It is believed the pirates are in control of the vessel and have taken hostage of the ten crew members. Further report is awaited Read More

17.04.2009: 0500 UTC: Posn: 12:51N - 047:49E: Gulf of Aden.   A general cargo ship detected a speed boat approaching her at distance of 7nm. Warship contacted and informed of the speed boat and mother vessel nearby. The speed boat doing a speed of 15 knots approached the vessel on the stbd side. When the speed boat was about two nm, three armed pirates were sighted. Vessel fired rocket flares, activated fire hoses, alarm sounded. The speed boat came as close as 40-50 meters from the vessel. Master fired rocket flares towards the speed boat. Later, the speed boat aborted and returned to the mother vessel. Read More

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14.04.2009: 1400 UTC: Posn: 02:16N - 047:37E, Off Somalia.   Pirates in three skiffs chased a general cargo ship underway and successfully boarded it. They hijacked the vessel and sailed to an undisclosed location in Somalia. Read More

14.04.2009: 1300 LT: Posn: 03:45S – 048:20E, About 380 nm SE Mogadishu, Somalia.   Two speed boats approached a container ship underway from the stbd bow at a distance of 4 nm. The pirates were armed with automatic weapons and RPG. One speed boat with six pirates attempted to board but vessel took evasive manoeuvres and boat retreated. The speed boats attacked the vessel again and fired RPG, which resulted in slight damage to the vessel. Read More

14.04.2009: 0200 LT: Posn: 12:51N – 048:11E: Gulf of Aden.   Pirates in a skiff armed with automatic weapons chased a bulk carrier and opened fire on it. Pirates boarded and hijacked it with the 21 crew members as hostage and are now proceeding to an undisclosed location in Somalia. Read More

12.04.2009: 0400 UTC: Posn: 13:03N – 048:49E, Gulf of Aden.   Six pirates armed with guns in a skiff fired upon a bulk carrier underway. Vessel sent distress messages and took evasive manoeuvres and prevented the boarding. Vessel sustained slight damage to the bridge. Read More