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The NATO Shipping Centre has details of an attack yesterday, October 16th, on a merchant vessel off the coast of Kenya.  According to the report, the merchant vessel was underway at position 05.01S-040.03E when it came under attack from one skiff at 10:50 UTC. The vessel managed to evade hijack but NATO reports that the …

The NATO Shipping Centre carries details of another Suspicious Approach from earlier today, October 14th. A merchant vessel in position 21:42N-064:01E was approached by 2-3 skiffs at 15:40 UTC.  The skiffs closed on the vessel and came to within 0.5nm and, at the time of the report, were following the vessel astern. No further details …

The NATO Shipping Centre carries the following notice of a suspicious approach on a merchant vessel in the North Arabian Sea. The vessel was in position 24:29N-063:47E at 17:45 UTC when it was approached by four skiffs, at approximately 2nm. The skiffs ceased their approach at 18:35 UTC.  No weapons were seen, but Masters are …

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The NATO Shipping Centre this evening reports a Suspicious Approach and alerts vessel Masters in the vicinity to be on alert.  The report states that a merchant vessel was approached by a suspicious boat at position 13.03N-048.52E at 0730 UTC. The small boat was drifting approximately 6nm from the IRTC and later increased speed to …

12 October 2011 Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has announced funding plans demonstrating the Government’s determination to deliver action in response to the threat from piracy. In a written statement to Parliament he said: “I would like to inform the House that the Government has decided to fund a package of counter-piracy projects, building on …

Bloomberg today reports that Italy has yet to make a decision as to whether they will prosecute the 11 pirates held by British and American naval forces yesterday in connection with the hijacking of the Italian-owned MV Montecristo. The report states that personnel on an Italian warship will rendezvous with the freighter today and make …

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While media outlets busied themselves yesterday with news of the rescue of the MV Montecristo off Somalia by elements of the Royal and US Navy, further information was beginning to come through on the vessel hijacked by bandits off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday 8th October. Initial reports stated the the vessel was a …