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MSC.4/Circ.175 20 September 2011

REPORTS ON ACTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST SHIPS

Issued monthly – Acts reported during August 2011

1 In pursuance of the Maritime Safety Committee's instruction to the Secretariat to issue monthly reports of all incidents of piracy1 and armed robbery against ships2 reported to the Organization, the annex hereto provides, in the tabulated format agreed by the Committee, the summary of reports on incidents received between 31 July and 31 August 2011 including a distinction between acts of piracy and acts of armed robbery against ships (annex 1) and attempted attacks (annex 2). The Secretariat has, since July 2002, classified separately any reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea (international or territorial waters) vis-à-vis acts of armed robbery allegedly committed in port areas, as well as attempted acts of armed robbery.

2 Further, and as instructed by the Committee (MSC 89/25, paragraphs 18.9 and 18.10), the Secretariat has opened a "piracy and armed robbery" module on the Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) (http://gisis.imo.org) in order to improve the timeliness of reporting of incidents and to enable users to generate their own search criteria

1 "Piracy" is defined in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) (article 101) as follows:

"Piracy consists of any of the following acts:

(a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed:

(i) on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on board such ship or aircraft;

(ii) against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State;

(b) any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or of an aircraft with knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or aircraft;

(c) any act inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in subparagraph (a) or (b)."

2 "Armed robbery against ships" is defined in the Code of Practice for the Investigation of the Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships (resolution A.1025(26), Annex, paragraph 2.2), as follows:

"Armed robbery against ships" means any of the following acts:

(a) any illegal act of violence or detention or any act of depredation, or threat thereof, other than an act of piracy, committed for private ends and directed against a ship or against persons or property on board such a ship, within a State's internal waters, archipelagic waters and territorial sea;

(b) any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described above".

I:\CIRC\MSC\04\175.doc MSC.4/Circ.175 Page 2 and produce customizable reports. This database is now configured for public, read-only access and is searchable. Reports can be compiled in GISIS directly by Member States and registered public users. These reports can now include follow-up information, for example, dates of release of hijacked ships. Given that the new functionality in GISIS allows for user-defined piracy reports, the Committee agreed that the practice of publishing quarterly summaries was no longer warranted and would be discontinued with effect from May 2011.

3 The total number of acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships so far reported to the Organization is 6,117, an increase of 58 since 31 August 2011.

4 Previous incidents reported to the Organization since the fifty-ninth session of the Committee have been circulated by various MSC circulars, those issued during the previous twelve months and up to 31 July 2011 being MSC.4/Circ.157, MSC.4/Circ.159, MSC.4/Circ.160, MSC.4/Circ.161, MSC.4/Circ.162, MSC.4/Circ.163, MSC.4/Circ.164, MSC.4/Circ.165, MSC.4/Circ.166, MSC.4/Circ.167, MSC.4/Circ.168, MSC.4/Circ.169, MSC.4/Circ.170, MSC.4/Circ.171, MSC.4/Circ.172, MSC.4/Circ.173 and MSC.4/Circ.174.

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I:\CIRC\MSC\04\175.doc ANNEX 1 Acts of piracy and armed robbery allegedly committed against ships reported by Member States or international organizations in consultative status

Ship Name MSC.4/Circ.175 Type of Ship ANNEX 1 Flag Was the incident Reporting State or Gross Tonnage Date Position of the Consequences for crew, Action taken by the reported to the coastal international Coastal State N° IMO Number Time incident* Details of the incident ship, cargo master and the crew authority? Which one? organization Action Taken 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS 1 DORIAN 17/05/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Eight pirates boarded the ship through the port Chief officer tied up and - Yes Liberia - 23 NM from the coast Container ship 06:00 LT Indonesia wing's door. The pirates threatened the Chief threatened with knives. Local authorities Liberia 00° 49.00' N Officer with knives, tied him up and took him to the Master's and Chief 16191 105° 12.00' E Master's cabin. The Master escaped through the Mate's cabins 9060546 cabin window using a rope. The pirates ransacked ransacked, and personal the Master's and Chief Mate's cabins and stole belongings stolen personal belongings before escaping

2 CARAVOS HORIZON 11/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in three skiffs approached the ship - Master took evasive Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Around 60NM WNW of Bulk carrier 11:15 UTC Al Hudaydah, Red Sea underway at high speed. Master took evasive manoeuvres and Coalition Forces Reporting Centre manoeuvres and crew locked themselves in the crew locked Kuala Lumpur 36015 15° 09.00' N citadel. The pirates managed to board the ship. A themselves in the 8419257 041° 55.00' E warship arrived at the place of the incident and citadel marines boarded the ship. The pirates escaped

3 EMOCEAN 20/08/2011 WEST AFRICA Twelve pirates armed with guns hijacked the ship Ship hijacked - Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Off Cotonou Chemical tanker 23:25 UTC Benin during ship-to-ship operations Benin Navy and RCC Reporting Centre Gibraltar (United 05° 38.00' N Nigeria Kuala Lumpur Kingdom) 002° 39.00' E 7446 9341380 IN TERRITORIAL WATERS 1 ATLANTIC 8 25/07/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Four robbers armed with long knives boarded the - - Yes ReCAAP ISC - Approximately 5 NM Tug 05:00 LT Southeast of Tanjung tug boat. The robbers tied up the crew and Singapore Navy and Malaysia Piai escaped Coast Guard 270 Malaysia 01° 12.70' N 9500015 103° 34.90' E

2 HIGHLINE 26 06/08/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Eight robbers armed with knives boarded the ship. Ship's stores and crew's - Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Around 12NM from Tug 21:30 LT Pulau Merundung The robbers stole ship's stores and crew's personal belongings Malaysian Marine Reporting Centre Malaysia Indonesia personal belongings before escaping stolen Department and Royal Kuala Lumpur 271 02° 11.56' N Malaysian Police Force 8996580 109° 15.52' E

3 PACIFIC WRANGLER07/08/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Robbers boarded the tug while on passage from Ship's equipment stolen - No ReCAAP ISC - Approximately 8.5 NM Tug North East of Pulau Shanghai to Batam. The robbers stole three coils Singapore Mangkai Lt of polyprop rope, three two-way radio (VHF) and 2332 navigational light and escaped 03° 13.00' N 9270608 105° 39.00' E

* The position given should be as accurate as possible including latitude and longitude co-ordinates or as a bearing and distance from a conspicuous landmark Page 1 of 4 NOTE: SOUTH AMERICA: (A) - Atlantic; (C) - Caribbean; (P) - Pacific Ship Name MSC.4/Circ.175 Type of Ship ANNEX 1 Flag Was the incident Reporting State or Gross Tonnage Date Position of the Consequences for crew, Action taken by the reported to the coastal international Coastal State N° IMO Number Time incident* Details of the incident ship, cargo master and the crew authority? Which one? organization Action Taken 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN TERRITORIAL WATERS 4 HARBOUR 6 08/08/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Robbers armed with knives boarded the ship from Crew’s personal - Yes ReCAAP ISC - Approximately 4.7 NM Tug 04:30 LT East of Raffles light a high speed boat while on passage from Karimun, belongings stolen Singapore Coast Guard, Singapore Indonesia, to Pulau Tekong, Singapore. The Singapore Navy and 61 01° 09.64' N robbers stole VHF radio sets and crew’s personal MRCC Indonesia 103° 49.38' E belongings before escaping

5 HIGHLINE 66 11/08/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Robbers boarded the tug, towing the Malaysian Containers seals - Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Enroute from Port Klang Tug 15:30 LT to Kuching barge HIGHLINE 22. The robbers broke the seals opened and ship's Malaysian Marine Police Reporting Centre Malaysia Malaysia of all the containers, stole goods and escaped stores stolen and Malaysian Navy Kuala Lumpur 281 9492969

6 CAPE BANKS 12/08/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Three robbers boarded the ship at anchor via the - Alarm raised and Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Dumai Chemical tanker 02:30 LT Indonesia poop deck. Alert deck crew spotted the robbers crew mustered Indonesian Navy and Reporting Centre Liberia 01° 42.27' N and notified the duty officer who raised the alarm. Marine Police Kuala Lumpur 21162 101° 28.70' E The robbers escaped 9081382

7 VALIANT 26/08/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Seven to nine robbers armed with long knives and Ship's equipment and - Yes ReCAAP ISC - Approx. 5 NM Northwest Oil product tanker 00:50 LT of Horsburgh Lighthouse crowbars wearing masks boarded the ship crew's personal Singapore Coast Guard Singapore Singapore underway. The robbers stole ship's equipment and belongings stolen 499 01° 23.00' N crew's personal belongings before escaping 9447940 104° 20.50' E IN PORT AREA 1 TONY 08/01/2011 SOUTH AMERICA (P) Three robbers boarded the ship during discharging Mooring ropes stolen Duty A/B sounded No Liberia - La Pampilla Anchorage Oil tanker 02:15 LT Peru operations. The robbers threatened one crew alarm and crew Liberia 12° 00.40' S member with a knife, stole his walkie-talkie and mustered 85496 077° 12.30' W tied him up. Duty A/B sounded alarm and crew 9432036 mustered. The robbers escaped

2 IBLEA 21/04/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Three robbers were noticed on poop deck. The - Alarm sounded and No Liberia - Dumani Tanker Oil tanker 16:18 LT Anchorage crew members were alerted. The robbers escaped crew members Liberia Indonesia alerted 56477 01° 45.22' N 9271327 101° 22.17' E

3 NAME WITHHELD 31/07/2011 WEST AFRICA About 10 robbers armed with guns boarded the Robbers fired towards Master informed Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Cotonou Chemical tanker 02:50 LT Benin ship at anchor during ship-to-ship operations. The the bridge authorities and crew Benin Navy, RCC Reporting Centre Bahamas robbers fired towards the bridge and the crew retreated into the Nigeria and Nigerian Kuala Lumpur 29283 members retreated into the engine room until the engine room High Commission robbers left the vessel. Master informed the port authorities who sent two patrol boats for investigation

* The position given should be as accurate as possible including latitude and longitude co-ordinates or as a bearing and distance from a conspicuous landmark Page 2 of 4 NOTE: SOUTH AMERICA: (A) - Atlantic; (C) - Caribbean; (P) - Pacific Ship Name MSC.4/Circ.175 Type of Ship ANNEX 1 Flag Was the incident Reporting State or Gross Tonnage Date Position of the Consequences for crew, Action taken by the reported to the coastal international Coastal State N° IMO Number Time incident* Details of the incident ship, cargo master and the crew authority? Which one? organization Action Taken 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN PORT AREA 4 PORT TEJO 01/08/2011 WEST AFRICA Five robbers in a high speed boat boarded the Ship’s stores stolen - Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Pointe Noire Roads General cargo ship 01:15 LT Congo ship at anchor. They stole ship's stores and Marine Marchande, Reporting Centre Panama escaped Pointe Noire Kuala Lumpur 4303 9001485

5 FRANCOISE GILOT 03/08/2011 INDIAN OCEAN One robber boarded the ship at anchor via the - Alarm raised Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Chittagong anchorage Container ship 21:45 LT Bangladesh stern. The robber tried to steal ship's rope. Alert Navy, Coast Guard and Reporting Centre Antigua and Barbuda 22° 10.60' N security guard informed the duty officer who raised Marine Police Kuala Lumpur 16162 091° 43.30' E the alarm. Upon seeing crew alertness, the robber 9295517 jumped over board and escaped

6 HANSA FLENSBURG 07/08/2011 WEST AFRICA Four armed robbers were spotted by ship's Ship's stores stolen Duty Officer raised Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Point Noire Anchorage Container ship 00:50 UTC Congo watchman on deck while the ship was at anchor. alarm and alerted all Port Control Reporting Centre Liberia 04° 45.90' S Duty Officer raised alarm, alerted all crew crew members Kuala Lumpur 18335 011° 46.70' E members and informed port control. Robbers 9155365 jumped overboard and escaped with ship's stores

7 GAS BATAM 08/08/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Four robbers armed with long knives boarded the Duty oiler was tied up Alarm raised and Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Tanjong Piai Racon LPG tanker 02:00 LT Malaysia ship at anchor. The robbers entered the engine and ship's engine alerted crew Singapore Navy and Reporting Centre Singapore 01° 15.08' N room, tied up the duty oiler, stole engine spares spares stolen MRCC Kuala Lumpur and 4485 103° 27.58' E and escaped. The oiler managed to release ReCAAP ISC 9526992 himself and raise the alarm

8 RAINBOW RIVER 09/08/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Three robbers armed with long swords boarded - - No ReCAAP ISC - Dumai Anchorage 00:01 LT Indonesia the ship at anchor and attempted to break into the Panama 01° 41.20' N accommodation area. Duty crew raised alarm and 107160 101° 28.00' E informed the Master. The robbers escaped 9213179

9 SAN ANTONIO 09/08/2011 SOUTH AMERICA (P) Two robbers were spotted by duty watchman on Three container seals Raised alarm and Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Guayaquil roads Container ship 20:40 LT Ecuador the main deck and informed the 3/O and the were broken crew mustered MRCC Ecuador Reporting Centre Liberia 02° 50.00' S Master. Alarm raised and crew mustered. The Kuala Lumpur 22914 080° 35.00' W robbers escaped upon seeing the crew alertness. 9347267 Three container seals were broken

10 SHAMROCK 16/08/2011 SOUTH AMERICA (C) Four robbers boarded the ship during heavy rain. Ship’s stores stolen Master raised alarm Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Port Au Prince Ro-ro-cargo ship 02:40 UTC Anchorage Master raised alarm and crew mustered. The and crew mustered Port Control and Coast Reporting Centre Barbados Haiti robbers stole ship’s stores and escaped Guard Kuala Lumpur 4654 18° 33.10' N 9208435 072° 27.60' W

11 NORD EXPRESS 17/08/2011 SOUTH AMERICA (P) One robber boarded the ship at anchor. Duty A padlock was broken Duty Officer raised Yes ReCAAP ISC - Buenaventura Bulk carrier 01:32 LT anchorage officer raised alarm. The robber escaped and ship equipment alarm Colombian Coast Guard Singapore Colombia stolen 32379 03° 53.31' N 9403114 077° 05.40' W

* The position given should be as accurate as possible including latitude and longitude co-ordinates or as a bearing and distance from a conspicuous landmark Page 3 of 4 NOTE: SOUTH AMERICA: (A) - Atlantic; (C) - Caribbean; (P) - Pacific Ship Name MSC.4/Circ.175 Type of Ship ANNEX 1 Flag Was the incident Reporting State or Gross Tonnage Date Position of the Consequences for crew, Action taken by the reported to the coastal international Coastal State N° IMO Number Time incident* Details of the incident ship, cargo master and the crew authority? Which one? organization Action Taken 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN PORT AREA 12 CPO NORWAY 19/08/2011 SOUTH AMERICA (P) Three robbers boarded the ship at anchor. One of Ship's stores stolen Duty Officer raised Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Esmeraldas Anchorage Chemical tanker 01:55 LT Ecuador the robbers shouted at the watchman and the alarm Port authorities Reporting Centre United Kingdom threatened him with a long knife. The watchman Kuala Lumpur 23353 ran away and informed the D/O on the bridge who 9353113 raised the alarm. Upon seeing the crew alertness the robbers escaped with ship stores

13 FAIRCHEM BOGEY 20/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Armed robbers hijacked the ship at anchor taking Ship hijacked and 21 - Yes The Marshall Islands - Salalah Anchorage Chemical tanker 01:08 UTC Oman 21 crew members hostage. The robbers sailed the crew members taken Coalition Forces and ICC-IMB Piracy Marshall Islands 16° 54.00' N ship to the Somali coast hostage Reporting Centre 15190 054° 03.00' E Kuala Lumpur 9423750

14 NAVIOS ARMONIA 20/08/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA Two robbers boarded the ship at anchor during Ship's property stolen Crew members Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Belawan Port Bulk carrier 02:25 LT Indonesia cargo operations. Four crew members on security confronted the Indonesian Navy and Reporting Centre Panama 03° 47.20' N watch and the 2/O at the gangway rushed to the robbers Marine Police Kuala Lumpur and 30816 098° 42.10' E poop deck upon hearing a loud knocking sound. ReCAAP ISC 9407495 The 2/O saw the robbers with a big heavy black bag and he tried to stop them. The robbers pushed the 2/O and threw the bag ashore and escaped with ship's property

15 E. R. 22/08/2011 WEST AFRICA Robbers boarded the vessel at anchor unnoticed Ship's stores stolen Master raised alarm Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Pointe Noire Port WILHELMSHAVEN 06:30 UTC Congo by crew. Master raised alarm and crew mustered. crew mustered Maritime Authorities Reporting Centre Container ship 04° 45.00' S The robbers stole ship’s stores and escaped Kuala Lumpur Liberia 011° 45.70' E 27322 9246310

16 MARIA L 26/08/2011 SOUTH AMERICA (A) About 24 robbers in two skiffs approached the ship - Crew alerted Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Jose Port Anchorage Bulk carrier 06:00 UTC Venezuela (Bolivarian at anchor. Security guards on board the ship security team on Venezuela Coast Guard Reporting Centre Greece Republic of) opened fire. The robbers escaped board the ship Kuala Lumpur 30422 10° 10.52' N 9261786 064° 46.05' W

17 TATAKI 27/08/2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA About six robbers armed with long knives boarded Ship's stores and - Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Lawe-Lawe Anchorage, Tanker 06:00 LT Balikpapan the ship at anchor. The robbers took hostage the property stolen Port and harbour Reporting Centre Liberia Indonesia duty watchman and tied him up. The robbers stole authorities and PFSO Kuala Lumpur 85362 01° 27.60' S ship's stores and property and escaped 9410210 116° 48.60' E

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* The position given should be as accurate as possible including latitude and longitude co-ordinates or as a bearing and distance from a conspicuous landmark Page 4 of 4 NOTE: SOUTH AMERICA: (A) - Atlantic; (C) - Caribbean; (P) - Pacific ANNEX 2 Acts of piracy and armed robbery allegedly attempted against ships reported by Member States or international organizations in consultative status

Ship Name MSC.4/Circ.175 Type of Ship ANNEX 2 Flag Was the incident Reporting State or Gross Tonnage Date Position of the Consequences for crew, Action taken by the reported to the coastal international Coastal State N° IMO Number Time incident* Details of the incident ship, cargo master and the crew authority? Which one? organization Action Taken 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS 1 ZIM ASIA 02/01/2011 ARABIAN SEA Pirates in two skiffs chased the ship underway. - Master raised alarm, No Liberia - Container ship 03:22 UTC Master raised alarm, increased speed to increased speed to 17° 45.00' N maximum, changed course and took action as maximum, changed 91516 066° 13.00' E outlined in the security plan. Pirates escaped course and 9113654 implemented security plan

2 JAVA SEA 07/01/2011 INDIAN OCEAN Four pirates in a skiff approached the ship from - Master took evasive Yes Liberia - Oil tanker 10:15 LT Laccadive Sea, the starboard side at high speed. Master took manoeuvres. Alarm UKMTO and Coalition Liberia evasive manoeuvres and raised alarm and crew was sounded and Forces 55790 activated fire hoses. Security team on board the fire hoses activated 8920218 ship displayed weapons. Eventually the pirates abandoned attempted boarding

3 VALERIE SCHULTE 30/01/2011 14° 58.40' N Pirates in a skiff approached the ship underway. - Master implemented Yes Liberia - Container ship 06:14 UTC 064° 34.50' E Master implemented security measures and took security measures UKMTO and Coalition Liberia evasive manoeuvres. The pirates escaped and took evasive Forces 28927 manoeuvres 9315874

4 PUELCHE 05/02/2011 ARABIAN SEA Pirates in a skiff chased the ship underway. The - Master took evasive Yes Liberia - Container ship pirates tried to contact the vessel via VFH. Master manoeuvres and UKMTO and Coalition Liberia 10° 21.20' N took evasive manoeuvres and increased speed increased speed Forces 73934 065° 27.70' E and crew activated fire hoses and locked and crew activated 9306287 themselves in the citadel. The pirates escaped fire hoses and locked themselves in the citadel

5 IBN ASAKIR 05/02/2011 INDIAN OCEAN Pirates in a speed boat approached the ship - Master increased Yes Liberia - Container ship 12:00 LT underway. Master increased speed. The pirates speed UKMTO and Coalition Liberia 18° 08.00' N escaped Forces 32322 063° 59.00' E 9185413

6 AS LEVANTIA 10/02/2011 WEST AFRICA Pirates in an unlit fishing vessel attempted to - - Yes Liberia - 50 NM off Lagos Oil tanker 02:00 LT Nigeria board the ship underway. The pirates escaped Port authorities Liberia 05° 32.00' N 23843 003° 05.50' E 9192777

* The position given should be as accurate as possible including latitude and longitude co-ordinates or as a bearing and distance from a conspicuous landmark Page 1 of 5 NOTE: SOUTH AMERICA: (A) - Atlantic; (C) - Caribbean; (P) - Pacific Ship Name MSC.4/Circ.175 Type of Ship ANNEX 2 Flag Was the incident Reporting State or Gross Tonnage Date Position of the Consequences for crew, Action taken by the reported to the coastal international Coastal State N° IMO Number Time incident* Details of the incident ship, cargo master and the crew authority? Which one? organization Action Taken 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS 7 NESTOS 12/02/2011 SOUTH AMERICA (P) Pirates in two boats chased the ship underway . - Master raised alarm Yes Liberia - 79 NM off Ecuador Oil tanker 22:15 LT Ecuador The pirates switched off their navigation light, and crew activated Local authorities Liberia 03° 12.00' S ignored all the signals and increased speed SSAS alert, 35711 082° 03.00' W towards the ship. Master raised alarm and crew switched on fired 9298961 activated SSAS alert, switched on fired pump, pump, sounded sounded ship's whistle and turned on fire hoses. ship's whistle and The pirates escaped turned on fire hoses

8 VENUS SPIRIT 18/02/2011 EAST AFRICA About five pirates in a skiff chased the ship - Master increased Yes Liberia - Bab El Mandeb Vehicle carrier 06:48 LT Yemen underway. Master increased speed, took evasive speed and took UKMTO and Coalition Liberia 12° 55.20' N manoeuvres and informed vessels in the vicinity evasive manouvres Forces 45959 043° 13.00' E and informed 9505900 vessels in the vicinity

9 EMIRATES RAFIKI 23/02/2011 INDIAN OCEAN Pirates in two skiffs chased the ship en route from - Master changed Yes Liberia - Container ship 14:35 LT Karachi, Pakistan, to Mombasa, Kenya. Master course, increased UKMTO and Coalition 11° 20.00' N changed course, increased speed and crew speed and crew Forces 25608 057° 49.20' E mustered and activated fire hoses. Security team mustered and 9149304 on board mustered on bridge. The pirates escaped activated fire hoses

10 CHAITEN 24/02/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in skiffs approached the ship. Master - Master increased Yes Liberia - East of Socotra Island 04:20 UTC Yemen increased speed, raised alarm, started fire pumps speed, raised alarm, UKMTO and Coalition Liberia and crew members mustered on the bridge. The started fire pumps Forces 66280 058° 35.60' E pirates escaped and crew members 9295945 mustered on the bridge

11 ALPINE AMALIA 24/02/2011 EAST AFRICA Four pirates in a boat approached the ship - Master took evasive Yes Liberia - Salalah Oil tanker 07:00 UTC Oman underway. Master took evasive manoeuvres, manoeuvres, UKMTO and Coalition Liberia 16° 40.00' N increased speed and altered course. The pirates increased speed Forces 14635 055° 45.00' E escaped and altered course 9460136

12 CANTERBURY STAR 26/05/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in a boat approached the ship underway. - Master raised alarm, Yes Liberia - Gulf of Aden Bulk carrier 21:18 UTC Master raised alarm, activated water spray, activated water UKMTO and Coalition Liberia 12° 44.70' N increased speed, took evasive manoeuvres and spray, increased Forces 13071 047° 54.70' E contacted Coalition Forces. The pirates escaped speed, took evasive 8316015 manoeuvres and contacted Coalition Forces

13 UBC LIMAS 30/05/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in two skiffs approached the ship - Master took evasive Yes Liberia - North of Bab-el Mandeb General cargo ship 12:48 UTC Strait underway. Master took evasive manoeuvres and manoeuvres and UKMTO and Coalition Liberia sounded horn. Armed security guards on board sounded horn Forces 91759 13° 25.80' N the ship fired warning shots. Eventually pirates 9395252 042° 43.20' E abandoned attempted boarding

* The position given should be as accurate as possible including latitude and longitude co-ordinates or as a bearing and distance from a conspicuous landmark Page 2 of 5 NOTE: SOUTH AMERICA: (A) - Atlantic; (C) - Caribbean; (P) - Pacific Ship Name MSC.4/Circ.175 Type of Ship ANNEX 2 Flag Was the incident Reporting State or Gross Tonnage Date Position of the Consequences for crew, Action taken by the reported to the coastal international Coastal State N° IMO Number Time incident* Details of the incident ship, cargo master and the crew authority? Which one? organization Action Taken 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS 14 GRETA 09/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Five pirates in a skiff armed with rocket propelled Pirates fired at the ship Master raised alarm Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Gulf of Aden General cargo ship 02:26 UTC grenades fired at the ship underway. Security and contacted Coalition Forces Reporting Centre Antigua and Barbuda 13° 08.80' N team on board the ship fired warning shots. Coalition Forces Kuala Lumpur 3642 048° 41.60' E Warship in the vicinity was contacted for 9344382 assistance. Eventually the pirates abandoned attempted boarding

15 GOLDEN TOPSTAR 10/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in 12 skiffs chased the ship underway. - Master took evasive No ReCAAP ISC - Red Sea, Chemical tanker 18:50 LT Master took evasive manoevres and crew fired manoevres and Panama 13° 08.00' N warning flares. The pirates escaped crew fired warning 11668 043° 07.00' E flares 9505936

16 GAS PRIDE 12/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Eight armed pirates in two skiffs chased and fired The ship's Master raised alarm, Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Around 32 NM SW of Al LPG tanker 14:06 UTC Hudaydah, Red Sea at the ship underway at high speed. The ship's superstructure was increased speed UKMTO and Coalition Reporting Centre Liberia superstructure was damaged by the bullets. The damaged and took evasive Forces Kuala Lumpur 9160 14° 34.20' N Master took evasive manoeuvres and ordered all manoeuvres 9522269 042° 23.90' E crew members to retreat into the citadel. The pirates escaped

17 ROAD RUNNER 13/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Ten armed pirates in two skiffs chased the ship - - Yes The Marshall Islands - Bulk carrier 06:36 LT Red Sea underway. Security team on board the ship fired UKMTO Marshall Islands warning shots. The pirates escaped 81534 9000182

18 BOSNA 17/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in seven high speed boats armed with - Master raised alarm, Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Around 22 NM NE of Bulk carrier 05:40 UTC Assab automatic weapons approached the ship increased speed UKMTO and Coalition Reporting Centre Marshall Islands Eritrea underway. Master raised alarm, increased speed, and took evasive Forces Kuala Lumpur 15786 13° 16.80' N took evasive manoeuvres and crew members, manoeuvres 8405373 043° 01.10' E except the bridge's crew, mustered in the citadel. Eventually the pirates abandoned attempted boarding

19 KRISTINITA 17/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Six pirates armed with guns in a skiff chased the Pirates fired at the ship Master raised alarm, Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Gulf of Aden Bulk carrier 11:00 UTC ship underway. Master raised alarm, increased increased speed UKMTO and Coalition Reporting Centre Norway 13° 04.00' N speed, and crew members, except the bridge's and all crew Forces Kuala Lumpur 32315 048° 00.00' E crew, mustered in the citadel. Security team on members, except 9520936 board the ship fired warning shots. The pirates the bridge's crew, escaped mustered in the citadel

20 KOTA ARIF 18/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in a skiff chased the ship underway for - - No ReCAAP ISC - Gulf of Aden Container ship 07:05 LT about 25 minutes. Master took evasive Singapore 13° 28.80' N manoeuvres. Eventually the pirates abandoned 17652 049° 50.00' E attempted boarding 9175614

* The position given should be as accurate as possible including latitude and longitude co-ordinates or as a bearing and distance from a conspicuous landmark Page 3 of 5 NOTE: SOUTH AMERICA: (A) - Atlantic; (C) - Caribbean; (P) - Pacific Ship Name MSC.4/Circ.175 Type of Ship ANNEX 2 Flag Was the incident Reporting State or Gross Tonnage Date Position of the Consequences for crew, Action taken by the reported to the coastal international Coastal State N° IMO Number Time incident* Details of the incident ship, cargo master and the crew authority? Which one? organization Action Taken 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS 21 CAPE ENDURANCE 21/08/2011 WEST AFRICA Twenty to thirty pirates on board a fishing trawler, - Master activated No The Marshall Islands - Gulf of Guinea, off Oil product tanker 09:50 LT Cotonou dressed in army uniforms approached the ship SSAS, sailed the Marshall Islands Benin during ship-to-ship operations. Master activated ship to shore and 60193 05° 06.67' N SSAS, sailed the ship to shore and took security took security 9499089 002° 29.57' E measures measures

22 AL BALAD 21/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in a skiff chased and fired at the ship Pirates fired at the ship Master raised alarm, Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Around 55 NM SSW of Chemical tanker 14:54 UTC Salalah, Gulf of Aden underway. Master raised alarm, increased speed increased speed UKMTO and Coalition Reporting Centre Saudi Arabia and took evasive manoeuvres. The pirates made and took evasive Forces Kuala Lumpur 26113 16° 09.00' N several attempts to board the ship. Eventually the manoeuvres 8310671 053° 36.00' E pirates abandoned attempted boarding

23 MSC NAMIBIA II 23/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Five armed pirates in a skiff chased and fired at Pirates fired at the ship Master raised alarm, Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Gulf of Aden Container ship 05:41 UTC the ship underway. Master raised alarm, increased increased speed Coalition Forces Reporting Centre Liberia 13° 08.00' N speed, took evasive manoeuvres and contacted and took evasive Kuala Lumpur 23953 049° 11.00' E warship for assistance. The pirates abandoned manoeuvres 9007817 attempted boarding

24 MANOLIS P. 23/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in four skiffs approached the ship - Master raised alarm Yes The Marshall Islands - Red Sea Container ship 10:54 LT underway on two occasions. Master raised alarm and crew locked UKMTO Marshall Islands 14° 58.40' N and crew locked themselves in the citadel. The themselves in the 14962 042° 00.00' E pirates escaped when a navy vessel arrived to citadel 9101493 assist the ship

25 AMBER SUN 24/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in two skiffs, with four pirates in each, - Master increased Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Southern Red Sea Bulk carrier 05:50 UTC chased the ship underway. Master increased speed and took UKMTO and Coalition Reporting Centre Republic of Korea 14° 36.40' N speed and took evasive manoeuvres and crew evasive Forces Kuala Lumpur 43806 042° 21.90' E mustered and locked themselves in the citadel. manoeuvres, and 8414348 Security guards on board the ship enforced crew mustered and anti-piracy measures. The pirates escaped locked themselves in the citadel

26 MAHARSHI 27/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in a skiff chased the ship. Master raised - Master raised alarm Yes The Marshall Islands - Gulf of Oman LABHATREYA 03:50 LT alarm and took evasive manoeuvres. The pirates and took evasive UKMTO Gas carrier - LNG 25° 08.60' N abandoned attempted boarding manoeuvres Marshall Islands 057° 57.30' E 15405 8102505

27 THERESA ARCTIC 29/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Five pirates armed with guns in two skiffs - Master raised alarm Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Gulf of Aden Chemical tanker 06:55 UTC approached the tanker underway. Master raised UKMTO and Coalition Reporting Centre Tuvalu 12° 30.25' N alarm and crew mustered at a safe place. When Forces Kuala Lumpur 43414 043° 52.37' E the skiffs came close to 15 metres from the ship, 8715508 security team on board the ship fired warning shots. The pirates escaped

* The position given should be as accurate as possible including latitude and longitude co-ordinates or as a bearing and distance from a conspicuous landmark Page 4 of 5 NOTE: SOUTH AMERICA: (A) - Atlantic; (C) - Caribbean; (P) - Pacific Ship Name MSC.4/Circ.175 Type of Ship ANNEX 2 Flag Was the incident Reporting State or Gross Tonnage Date Position of the Consequences for crew, Action taken by the reported to the coastal international Coastal State N° IMO Number Time incident* Details of the incident ship, cargo master and the crew authority? Which one? organization Action Taken 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN TERRITORIAL WATERS 1 VOGEBULKER 06/08/2011 EAST AFRICA Pirates in 12 skiffs, with five to eight pirates in Pirates fired at the ship Master raised alarm, Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Around 24 NM NW of Bulk carrier 15:05 UTC Assab, Red Sea each skiff, armed with guns approached the ship increased speed, UKMTO and Coalition Reporting Centre Liberia Eritrea underway. Security team on board the ship fired took evasive Forces Kuala Lumpur 86192 13° 07.20' N warning flares and shots. There was exchange of manoeuvres and 9174658 043° 04.90' E fire for about half an hour. Eventually the pirates crew activated fire abandoned attempted boarding hoses

IN PORT AREA 1 VIL ATLANTIC 02/01/2011 INDIAN OCEAN Five robbers in a small boat approached the ship - Master took evasive Yes Liberia - Anchorage area "B", Bulk carrier 19:15 LT Chittagong, underway. Master took evasive manouevres, manouevers, OOW Port Control Bangladesh OOW raised alarm and crew mustered. Eventually raised alarm and 24165 22° 12.70' N the pirates abandoned attempted boarding crew mustered 9404443 091° 44.60' E

2 HARBEL TAPPER 05/01/2011 SOUTH AMERICA (C) Two robbers boarded the ship from the anchor Ship's mooring line was Duty A/B shouted at Yes Liberia - Port au Prince Barge carrier Haiti chain hawse. Duty A/B shouted at the pirates, cut the pirates, activated Local authorities Liberia 18° 32.00' N activated alarm and informed the Master. The alarm and informed 9232 072° 20.00' W robbers jumped into the sea and escaped the Master 7900596

3 ATLANTIC PISCES 04/08/2011 SOUTH AMERICA (A) Six robbers in a speed boat attempted to board the - Alarm raised Yes ICC-IMB Piracy - Mamonal Inner Chemical tanker 07:50 UTC Anchorage ship via the anchor chain. Alert duty A/B raised Port Control and Reporting Centre Hong Kong, China Colombia alarm and flashed lights on them. The robbers Maritime authority Kuala Lumpur 29266 10° 19.30' N escaped 9392781 075° 31.70' W

* The position given should be as accurate as possible including latitude and longitude co-ordinates or as a bearing and distance from a conspicuous landmark Page 5 of 5 NOTE: SOUTH AMERICA: (A) - Atlantic; (C) - Caribbean; (P) - Pacific