On 15th September 2017 at approximately 02:06 UTC. A merchant vessel in position 09°24’35”N / 013°44’56”W (Conakry Anchorage) reported being boarded by several persons, armed with knives and crow bars.…
On 15 Sep 17, a Merchant Vessel was attacked in position 04°09’34N 007°03’47E (In vicinity off Bonny river fairway buoy). Vessels transiting the area advised to exercise extreme caution.
On 14th September 2017 at approximately 13:35 UTC, a merchant vessel in position 04°16’49”N / 007°02’34”Ewas attacked by a speed boat with 10 armed men on board. The speed boat…
On 8 Sep 17, At about 03:16ZHrs in position 09°22N/013°44W, an anchored merchant vessel was boarded by seven robbers armed with knives and crowbars. They attempted to kidnap the master…
Malaysian authorities thwarted the hijacking of a Thai oil tanker on Thursday and arrested 10 suspected Indonesian pirates on board the ship, a maritime security agency commander said. A special…
On 19/08/2017 at 0840Z a Merchant Vessel was approached by 3 skiffs with 5 POB in each skiff and ladders sighted. Armed Security team on board showed weapons, skiffs then…
On 19th Aug 2017 at 0716UTC, a Merchant vessel reported 8 skiffs with black hulls, 2 POB in each, length about 10-12 m, approached to the vessel with CPA 0.3…
On 18/08/2017 at 1132Z a Merchant Vessel was approached by a number of skiffs with 5/6 POB in each skiff and ladders sighted. Armed Security team on board and fired…
At FOLAWIYO TERMINAL, APAPA PORT, NIGERIA. On 07th Aug 2017, at about 2240hrs Z, a tanker reported sighting three unknown persons on board attempting to steal gasoline. They escaped once…
The following information from the UK government relates to transits through the Bab El Mandeb (BeM) and associated waters. It replaces previous guidance UKMTO Notice 001 July 2017 (which refers…
On 03 August 2017, at 2200UTC, a Merchant vessel was approached in psn 1648N 01651W (less than 30 NM shore Mauritanian coast) by a small vessel/craft claiming to be Mauritanian…
On 30th July 2017 during nighttime, time not determined, the cargo OYA 1 has been attacked by unknown sea pirates when sailing around Bonny Fairway Buoy. It was reported that…
On 29JUL17 between 16.30UTC – 17.30UTC , a Merchant Vessel in psn 14 16N 051 08E (In the vicinity of point B IRTC) was approached on 3 occasions by 1…
On 13th July 2017 at 0652UTC, a Merchant vessel was attacked in psn 040700N 0070000E (near Port Harcourt, Nigeria). 4 - 5 pirates boarded the Merchant vessel, then left and…
On 11 JULY 17 at 1120 UTC. A merchant vessel was approached by 1 yellow metal hulled skiff. There where 2x POB with weapons. The skiff approached vessel midships to…
One crew member was wounded when Yemen's Houthis fired a missile at a United Arab Emirates ship carrying medical supplies in the Red Sea, the UAE news agency WAM reported…
On 3 June 17, at 0850ZJUN17 a Merchant Vessel was approached by a number of skiffs with 4/5 POB in each skiff and weapons sighted in psn 1257N 04306E (Bab-el-…
On 1st June 2017 a Merchant vessel was attacked in position 2332N 06026E on 01 JUNE 17 at 0430Z. VESSEL IS SAFE. Update: On 01 June 17 at 0430 UTC,…
Armed pirates attacked a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the latest in a spate of attacks off…
On 31 May 17, a Merchant Vessel attacked in Posn 123347N 0432924E at 310715UTC. Vessel is SAFE Vessels transiting the area are advised to exercise extreme caution Source: UKMTO