- · Attack Number:338-11
- Date:Sat Sep 09 2000
- Type of Vessel :Chemical Tanker
- Location detail:KTB Anchorage, off Tebing Island
- Type of Attack :Boarded
- Narrations:09.09.2011: 0200 LT: Posn: 01:03.83N - 103:30.64E, KTB Anchorage, Off Tebing Island, Indonesia.
Three robbers in wooden boat boarded a chemical tanker at anchor via the stern. Duty A/B spotted the robbers and raised the alarm. Seeing the crew alertness the robbers jumped overboard and escaped. Master reported to local authorities and they conducted an investigation.
- · Attack Number:339-11
- Date:Thu Sep 15 2011
- Type of Vessel :Chemical Tanker
- Location detail:Super Oil Refinery Terminal, Chittagong
- Type of Attack :Boarded
- Narrations:15.09.2011: 2045 LT: Posn: 22:16.15N – 091:49.19E, Super Oil Refinery Terminal, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Two robbers armed with long knives boarded a berthed chemical tanker. They held the duty watchman who tried to stop them. The robbers stole ships stores, jumped into the sea and escaped in a wooden fast craft.
- · Attack Number:340-11
- Date:Tue Sep 20 2011
- Type of Vessel :General Cargo
- Location detail:Kakinada anchorage
- Type of Attack :Boarded
- Narrations:20.09.2011: 2345 LT: Posn: 17:03N – 082:24E: Kakinada Anchorage, India.
Robbers boarded an anchored general cargo ship unnoticed, stole ship stores and escaped.
- · Attack Number:341-11
- Date:Wed Sep 21 2011
- Type of Vessel :Container
- Location detail:Around 60nm east of Mayotte island
- Type of Attack :Attempted
- Narrations:21.09.2011: 0643 UTC: Posn: 12:46.6S – 046:18.5E: Around 60nm east of Mayotte Island, Madagascar (Off Somalia)
A container ship underway noticed two skifss with three to four persons in each at a distance of 1.5nm. The skiffs increased speed to 18 knots and approached and chased the vessel from different sides. The vessel made evasive manoeuvres, increased speed and enforced anti piracy measures. The skiffs aborted the attempet after chasing the vessels for 25 minutes.
- · Attack Number:342-11
- Date:Tue Sep 20 2011
- Type of Vessel :General Cargo
- Location detail:Around 300nm east of Mombasa, Kenya
- Type of Attack :Boarded
- Narrations:
20.09.2011: 0734 UTC : 04:47S – 044: 35E: Around 300nm east of Mombasa, Keny (Off Somalia).
While underway, pirates in two skiffs armed with guns and RPG chased a general cargo ship with intend to hijack her. Ship took avoiding action however the pirates managed to board the vessel. All crew retreated into the citadel and requested for assistance. Prior to leaving the ship the pirates set fire to the vessel. A coalition warship arrived at location and rescued the crew.
- · Attack Number:343-11
- Date:Thu Sep 22 2011
- Type of Vessel :Bulk Carrier
- Location detail:Around 20nm south of Grande Comore, Comoros Island
- Type of Attack :Attempted
- Narrations:22.09.2011: 0850 UTC: POSN : 12:16.1S – 043:19.5E: Around 20nm south of Grande Comore, Comoros Island. (Off Somalia)
A bulk carrier underway noticed two blue coloured skiffs at a distance of one nm. Master raised alarm, and alerted the armed security team. the skiffs approached at a speed of 20 knots. The persons in the skiff were observed to have RPGs. As the skiffs closed to 300 meters and saw the armed team they slowed down and circled the vessel for a few minutes and then moved away. No shots were fired.
- · Attack Number:344-11
- Date:Sat Sep 24 2011
- Type of Vessel :Bulk Carrier
- Location detail:Gulf of Aden
- Type of Attack :Fired Upon
- Narrations:24.09.2011: 2050 UTC: Posn: 12:25.8N - 043:38.2E, Gulf of Aden.
Pirates in a dark coloured rubber boat chased and fired upon a bulk carrier underway. Master, duty watchman and a duty armed guard noticed a small boat at a distance of 20 metres from the ship. Master raised alarm, all crew retreated to a safe area except Master and the bridge crew. Other guards came to the bridge, took their positions and one of the guard fired a warning shot resulting in the pirates aborting the attempted attack and moved away.
- · Attack Number:345-11
- Date:Thu Sep 22 2011
- Type of Vessel :Chemical Tanker
- Location detail:Togo Anchorage
- Type of Attack :Attempted
- Narrations:
22.09.2011: 0530 UTC: Posn: 06:01N - 001:15E, Lome Anchorage, Togo
Duty officer onboard an anchored chemical tanker noticed a fishing boat slowly approaching. As the boat closed to the ship the duty officer informed the boat to move away. This was ignored by the fishing boat and later two more boats were seen to join the first boat. Master informed Togo Navy which responsed to the call and detain two boats while the third escaped.
- · Attack Number:346-11
- Date:Sat Sep 24 2011
- Type of Vessel :Chemical Tanker
- Location detail:Lome Anchorage
- Type of Attack :
Attempted· Narrations:
24.09.2011: 0130 UTC: Posn: 06:01N - 001:15E, Lome Anchorage, Togo.
Two small boats closed onto the shipside of an anchored chemical tanker. The duty officer told the boats to move away but this was ignored. Later, two more boats were seem approaching the vessel from the stern adn securing themselves to the ships rudder. Master informed Togo Navy which responded and detained all four boats. Nothing stolen.
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