Maritime Piracy Report - Vessel Attacked off the Coast of Kamaran Island, Red Sea - November 17th 2019
Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a ship off the coast of Kamaran Island.
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Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a ship off the coast of Kamaran Island.
Learn More Nov 18 2019The Italian-flagged Offshore Supply Vessel, REMAS was attacked by pirates while transiting through the Southern Gulf of Mexico.
Learn More Nov 18 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel off Port Gentil, Gabon.
Learn More Oct 25 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates boarded a vessel near Pulau Cula, Indonesia.
Learn More Oct 23 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel off Douala, Cameroon.
Learn More Oct 22 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel was attacked while transiting through the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.
Learn More Sep 19 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel was attacked while at Conakry Anchorage, Guinea.
Learn More Sep 16 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel was attacked while transiting through the Gulf of Aden.
Learn More Sep 04 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel was attacked while in Belawan Anchorage, Indonesia.
Learn More Aug 30 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel was robbed while transiting off Johor, Malaysia.
Learn More Aug 30 2019The Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) has issued a statement, warning the maritime, oil & gas sectors over an increase in cyber-attacks over the last few months.
Learn More Aug 27 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates fired upon a vessel transiting off Bonny, Nigeria.
Learn More Aug 20 2019More information has come to light regarding the kidnapping of the 17 seafarers off Douala Anchorage, Cameroon that occurred during the early morning hours of August the 15th.
Learn More Aug 19 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel transiting off Bonny, Nigeria.
Learn More Aug 19 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked two vessels near Douala Port, Cameroon, kidnapping their crew in the process.
Learn More Aug 15 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel was attacked near Douala Port, Cameroon.
Learn More Aug 15 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel was robbed while transiting off Calabar, Nigeria.
Learn More Aug 15 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel was attacked while transiting off the coast of Sierra Leone.
Learn More Jul 23 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel was attacked off the coast of Nigeria.
Learn More Jul 15 2019More details have surfaced on the attacks on the two tankers that occurred near the Strait of Hormuz, in the area between Fujairah, UAE and Jask, Iran on June the 13th.
Learn More Jun 14 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attempted to board a vessel transiting off the coast of the Philippines.
Learn More May 15 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel off the coast of Cameroon.
Learn More Apr 01 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a third vessel transiting south of Brass Terminal, Nigeria, kidnapping 5 seafarers in the process.
Learn More Mar 13 2019The Iranian Navy has repelled a pirate attack on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.
Learn More Mar 12 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a second vessel transiting south of Brass Terminal, Nigeria.
Learn More Mar 12 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel transiting south of Brass Terminal, Nigeria.
Learn More Mar 11 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel transiting south of Brass Terminal, Nigeria.
Learn More Mar 05 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel transiting south of Lome, Togo.
Learn More Mar 04 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel transiting south of Lagos, Nigeria.
Learn More Mar 04 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel off Bonny Island, Nigeria.
Learn More Mar 01 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel transiting through the Gulf of Guinea.
Learn More Feb 22 2019One Filipino crew member was killed, and another seriously injured when a violent knife fight broke out aboard a Taiwanese fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean.
Learn More Feb 21 2019The Master of the STI Guard, a Marshall Islands-flagged Crude Oil Tanker owned by Scorpio Tankers, got injured following an altercation with a crewmember.
Learn More Feb 06 2019The MV Farley Mowat was attacked by a group of over 50 assailants posing as fishermen.
Learn More Feb 05 2019Seafarers are advised to exercise caution, after pirates attacked and boarded a vessel in the Gulf of Guinea.
Learn More Dec 17 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel was boarded and robbed while anchored at Merak Anchorage, Indonesia.
Learn More Dec 07 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel near Bonny Island, Nigeria.
Learn More Nov 07 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attempted to board a vessel in the Gulf of Guinea.
Learn More Nov 06 2018Australian based shipbuilder Austral, confirmed last night that its management system had been targeted by a cyber-attack.
Learn More Nov 02 2018More details coming in on the vessel hijacking that took place on October the 29th off the coast of Congo.
Learn More Oct 30 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates successfully hijacked a vessel sailing off the coast of Congo.
Learn More Oct 29 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked two vessels travelling off the coast of Congo.
Learn More Oct 29 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel near Bonny Island, Nigeria. This marks the 2nd attack in Bonny within 48 hours.
Learn More Oct 28 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attacked a vessel near Bonny Island, Nigeria.
Learn More Oct 26 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates boarded a vessel off the coast of Pointe Noire, Congo.
Learn More Oct 23 2018More details coming in, on the attack that took place off the coast of Somalia, on October the 16th.
Learn More Oct 19 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attempted to board a vessel off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria.
Learn More Oct 18 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after a vessel is reported to have been fired upon near Mogadishu.
Learn More Oct 16 2018A vessel is currently under attack by pirates off Bonny, Nigeria. Seafarers are warned to avoid the area.
Learn More Sep 22 2018Seafarers are advised to exercise extreme caution after a merchant vessel was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea earlier this morning.
Learn More Sep 17 20184 Malaysian men who were abducted by pirates have been found safe in Thailand. The men were part of a crew of 11 fishermen who were attacked on board 2 vessels off Pulau Langgun.
Learn More Aug 21 2018Saudi Arabian oil company, Aramco, have stopped all oil shipments through the Bab El-Mandeb Strait after Houthis rebels attacked more ships in their fleet.
Learn More Jul 26 2018A merchant vessel has been fired upon 5 miles south of the Hanish Islands off the coast of Yemen. This is the latest in a spate of attacks as tensions rise between the Houthi movement and the Saudi-led coalition in the region.
Learn More Jul 04 2018Security experts have uncovered a Nigerian hacking ring targeting maritime companies from across the world to steal millions of dollars.
Learn More Apr 20 2018I. Vlad Sutea
Intelligence Officer
As the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open sea, the Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important hydrocarbon chokepoint, accounting for almost 40 percent of global energy transport. While Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz in the past, recent attacks in the adjacent waters have heightened fears of an Iranian blockade. Although the likelihood of armed conflict in the region remains low, the possible impact of hostilities is far too serious to ignore.
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