Blue Ocean Yachting

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Piracy Reports 10-25 December 2011

· Attack Number:419-11
Date:Sat Dec 10 2011
Type of Vessel :Crude Tanker
Location detail:Dumai Inner Anchorage
Type of Attack :Boarded
Narrations:10.12.2011: 0340 LT: Posn: 01:42N - 101:29E, Dumai Inner Anchorage, Indonesia.
Three robbers boarded the tanker at anchor and entered into the engine room. They took the motorman hostage, stole engine spares and escaped. Port control and agent informed.

· Attack Number:420-11
Date:Mon Feb 21 2011
Type of Vessel :Container
Location detail:Manila North Anchorage
Type of Attack :Boarded
Narrations:21.02.2011: 0317 LT: Posn: 14:36 -120:52E: Manila North Anchorage, Philippines.
Robbers boarded an anchored ship unnoticed and stole ship’s properties and escaped. Later duty A/B on deck patrol noticed padlock to the forward store broken and ship’s property stolen. Incident reported to CSO and port control.

· Attack Number:421-11
Date:Mon Aug 08 2011
Type of Vessel :Crude Tanker
Location detail:Dumai Quarantine Anchorage
Type of Attack :Boarded
Narrations:08.08.2011: 2359 LT: Posn: 01:42.5N - 101:29.6E, Dumai Quarantine Anchorage, Indonesia.
Three robbers armed with long knives boarded an anchored tanker. They entered into the accommodation and threatened the duty A/B. Once the robbers escaped, the A/B informed the bridge. All crew alerted and a search was carried out.

· Attack Number:422-11
Date:Tue Dec 13 2011
Type of Vessel :Tug
Location detail:6.4nm SSW of Pulau Kukup Island
Type of Attack :Boarded
Narrations:13.12.2011: 0100 LT: Posn: 01:13.05N - 103:21.00E, Indonesia.
Six robbers armed with knives boarded a tug towing a barge and took hostage the six crew members. The robbes stole crew personal belongings and cash before escaping in their speed boat.

· Attack Number:423-11
Date:Mon Dec 19 2011
Type of Vessel :Crude Tanker
Location detail:Gulf of Aden
Type of Attack :Fired Upon
Narrations:19.12.2011: 0820 UTC: Posn: 12:36N - 047:03E, Gulf of Aden.
Two skiffs approached and fired upon a tanker underway. A ladder was sighted on one of the skiffs. Master made evasive manoeuvers while the armed security team onboard fired warning shots. The skiffs slowed down and returned fire resulting in the security team responding. Later the pirates aborted the attempt and moved away.

· Attack Number:424-11
Date:Thu Dec 22 2011
Type of Vessel :Bulk Carrier
Location detail:Surabaya Inner Anchorage
Type of Attack :Boarded
Narrations:22.12.2011: 0400 LT: Posn: 07:05.00S-112:39.77E, Surabaya Inner Anchorage, Indonesia.
Duty crew onboard an anchored bulk carrier noticed two boats moving away from the vessel with mooring lines trailing in the water. Alarm sounded and all crew mustered. Authorities informed via local agent.

· Attack Number:425-11
Date:Thu Dec 22 2011
Type of Vessel :Crude Tanker
Location detail:Talara Anchorage
Type of Attack :Boarded
Narrations:22.12.2011: 0400 LT: Posn: 04:34.2S – 081:18.8W, Talara Anchorage, Peru.
Unnoticed robbers boarded an anchored tanker and entered teh orward store. Alert duty watchman noticed the hawse pipe cover pened and alerted the OOW who raised the alarm. Seeing the crew alertness the robbers escaped empty handed. Incident reported to the Harbour Master through the agents.

· Attack Number:426-11
Date:Sat Dec 24 2011
Type of Vessel :Tug
Location detail:Western Boarding Ground 'B', Singapore Straits
Type of Attack :Boarded
Narrations:24.12.2011: 0930 LT: Posn: 01:10N – 103:39E, Western Boarding Ground ‘B’, Singapore Straits.
A tug towing a barge was approached by suspected robbers in boats trying to sell articles. Some of the robbers aproached the barge from right astern, boarded it and stole properties. Later a Singapore navy ship approached and chased the boats away. When the naval vessel departed, the small boats once again approached the tug and barge but were unsuccessful in boarding.

· Attack Number:427-11
Date:Sun Dec 25 2011
Type of Vessel :Chemical Tanker
Location detail:Dumai Inner Anchorage
Type of Attack :Boarded
Narrations:25.12.2011: 0100 LT: Posn: 01:42.4N – 101:28.6E, Dumai Inner Anchorage, Indonesia.
Three robbers boarded an anchored chemical tanker. They entered the engine room through the engine room sky light door and stole generator spares. The 4th engineer sighted the robbers leaving the engine room and raised the alarm.