The Pirate Report
Reporting the age of modern piracy

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

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: 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

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

11.04.2009: 1240 UTC: Posn: 00:18.2N - 051:44.3E, About 285 nm east of Mogadishu, Somalia.   Eight pirates armed with guns and RPG in two skiffs, launched by a pirate mother vessel, attacked a container ship underway. Master increased speed to 22.8 knots and the skiffs followed at 23.5 knots. They approach very close and fired upon the ship. Master made evasive manoeuvers and prevented the boarding. Read More

11.04.2009: 0415 UTC: Posn 12:16.0N - 046:23E, Gulf of Aden.   Eight pirates armed with guns in a speed boat (blue colour, plastic hull, 12m length) attacked a bulk carrier underway. Vessel took evasive manoeuvres and contacted coalition warship. A coalition warship acknowledged and came to the location. The pirates approached at a distance of 100m and aborted the attack. Read More

09.04.2009: 1807 LT: Posn: 14:08N – 051:28E, Gulf of Aden.   A general cargo ship underway sighted a suspicious mother vessel which later launched two skiffs. The boats chased the vessel and opened fire with guns and RPG. Master raised alarm, carried out evasive manoeuvers and succeeded in deterring the pirates. Read More

09.04.2009: 0210 UTC: Posn: 06:44.85S - 039:20.06E: Dar es Salaam anchorage, Tanzania.   While the crew kept a vigilant anti piracy watch onboard a container ship, robbers boarded her and succeeded in throwing one life raft into the sea. The crew raised alarm, mustered and reported to the authorities. Vessel did not attempt to recover the life raft due to the large number of robbers. Read More