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Piracy Report Independent Global Incident Analysis Piracy Report Independent Global Incident Analysis PIRACY REPORT MAY 2016 _____________________________________________________ Piracy and Acts of Armed Robbery of Ships For Monthly Reports Please contact Lydelle Joubert [email protected] Copyright © 2015 L. Joubert 1 Analysis 2015 Incidents of piracy and robbery of vessels in Incidents Southeast Asia are lower in 2016 compared to 2014 and 2015. Seven of the nine incidents reported in May 2016 were robberies or attempted robberies at anchorages. A product tanker was hijacked approximately 21nm South of Pulau Serutu, Indonesia in May 2016. The Indonesian Navy intercepted the vessel and arrested nine suspects. The 10 hostages kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) from the tug, Brahma 12 and the four from the tug, Henry were released for ransom in May 2016. In two online videos, the ASG threatens to behead one of the two remaining foreign hostages kidnapped from Samal if ransom 2016 demands are not met by 15:00LT on 13 June 2016. Incidents Kidnappings occured on smaller and slower vessels in the Sulu and Celebes Seas off the Philippines. ASG kidnapped crew over large distances. The Samal hostages were taken almost 400nm from Sulu. The group also used surveillance prior to kidnappings.. A trilateral technical meeting between Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia was held on 26 May 2016 in order to draft a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on maritime security in the Sulu Sea. The highest concentration of incidents in 2016 to date was recorded off Bayelsa and Rivers states, Nigeria. 30 attacks were reported in this area. May 2016 Armed guards repelled four attacks on tankers off Incidents Bayelsa in May 2016. Attacks off and on the internal waterways of Bayelsa and Rivers are likely to continue in the near future. Militants bombed several facilities in May 2016 and it is likely that the conflict will keep on spilling over to the maritime domain. Incidents in India can be described as petty theft. One incident was reported at Kandla Port in May 2016. Eight incidents were reported since January 2016 at Kandla Port and Anchorages. Seven cases of robbery were recorded in Chinese anchorages in 2016. Robbers steal fuel, fire fighting equipment and ship’s stores. Often the robberies go unnoticed until several hours later. Copyright © 2015 L. Joubert 2 Incidents of Piracy and Robbery of Vessels: 2014 to 2016 35 SE Asia 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 16 14 West Africa 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 9 8 Indian Sub-Continent 7 2014 6 2015 5 2016 4 Linear (2014) 3 Linear (2015) 2 Linear (2016) 1 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Copyright © 2015 L. Joubert 3 Incidents by Region May 2015 to May 2016 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 EAST AFRICA AND ARADIAN GULF WEST AFRICA INDIAN SUB CONT SE ASIA SOUTH AMERICA Copyright © 2015 L. Joubert 4 Incidents 2016: Type of Ship Attacked 11 32 40 6 20 25 Type Vessel Code 20 Barge B Bulk Carrier BC Cargo ship CS Coast Guard/ PB Patrol Boat Container C 15 Dhow D Ferry F Fishing Boat FB Fishing Trawler FV Offshore Supply OSV Vessel 10 Passenger Boat PMB Roll-on-Roll-off Cargo Ship Ro-Ro Tanker MT Tug TB 5 Yacht SY 0 Ro- B BC CS PB C D F FB FV OSV PMB MT TB SY Ro Americas 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 Indian Sub Continent 2 1 2 2 11 2 SE Asia 2 10 1 3 1 1 1 6 5 West Africa 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 20 2 East Africa/Arabian Gulf 2 4 Copyright © 2015 L. Joubert 5 Southeast Asia 7/05/2016. Hai Soon 12. Product Tanker. Hijacked. Intercepted by Indonesian Navy. Incidents in Southeast Asia are lower in 2016 compared to the preceding two years. Nine incidents were reported in May 2016. Seven incidents were recorded in anchorages. A robberies and a attempted robbery were reported at Batam Anchorage, Indonesia. Two robberies were also reported at Samarinda, Indonesia. A tanker was hijacked south of Pulau Serutu, Indonesia in international waters. 7 May 2016 – Hai Soon 12, a Kiribati flagged product tanker was hijacked by armed pirates approximately 21nm South of Pulau Serutu, Indonesia.1 The pirates changed the vessel’s name to KM Aiso. The IMB PRC sent a broadcast to all vessels to help in locating the Hay Soon 12. Indonesia Navy patrol boats intercepted the vessel after chasing it for eight hours. Nine suspects were detained. According to the pirates the plan was to transfer the oil to a Malaysian flagged tanker.2 Feedback ASG Hijackings of Vessels and Kidnapping Incidents in the Philippines 1 May 2016 – The hostages kidnapped from the Indonesian flagged tug, Brahma 12 on 25 March 2016 were delivered to the home of provincial governor Abdusakur Tan Jnr’s on Jolo Island, Philippines.3 Copyright © 2015 L. Joubert 6 3 May 2016 – In a video posted on the Internet, ASG threatened to behead one of the two remaining foreign hostages kidnapped from Samal if their ransom demands are not met before 15:00LT on 13 June 2016. The male hostages were dressed in orange t-shirts and Marites Flor, the Filipino hostage, had her hair covered.4 In another video posted on the weekend of 18 May 2016 the hostages pleaded to incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, the Norwegian and Canadian governments to pay the ransom by 13 June 2016. Marites Flor addressed Duterte in Filipino.5 11 May 2016 – The four hostages kidnapped from the Indonesian flagged tug, Henry off Sitangkai island, Tawi-Tawi on 15 April 2016 were released. They were once again dropped at the home of provincial governor Abdusakur Tan Jnr on Jolo.6 Abu Sayyaf Group and Attacks on Vessels – The Usual Suspects In April 2014 the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnapped two Germans from their yacht, Catherine off Palawan, Philippines. This was however not a new trend. ASG first resorted to maritime kidnappings on 11 April 2004 when they kidnapped three crew members for ransom from the tug East Ocean 2 off Taganak Island in the Sulu Sea.7 Ransom never materialized and the three hostages died in captivity.8 In a way the roots of the ASG were already laid in the 14th century, when Muslim traders brought Islam to the Philippines. When Ferdinand Magellan arrived in this region in 1521 he found a loose network of fiefdoms. The Spaniards set the task to convert Muslims to Christianity which was achieved with reasonable success with exception to the South. The South was occupied by a group of people with a strong identity as Pilipino Muslims. The Spaniards called them the Moros, a term derived from the word Moor which was the name given to the black Muslims from North Africa. This historical backdrop formed the basis for the conflict that still exists today between this Muslim minority and the Christian majority and the fight of the Moro people for an independent and autonomous Muslim state. The struggle became known for high levels of violence and banditry. Organizations such as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) were formed as a result of this struggle for autonomy in the 1970s. In the 1970s more than 120 000 people died as a result of skirmishes between the Philippine Armed Forces (PAF) and the MNLF. Negotiations between government and the MNLF led to an agreement in 1996 determining that the MNLF would give up their fight for an independent state in return of an autonomous Muslim region. In the early 1990s some members of the MNLF associated with Abubakar Janjalani became disillusioned with the MNLF and formed the Mujadeen Commando Freedom Fighters (MCFF). While fighting in Afghanistan, Janjalani got the nickname Abu Sayyaf after an Afghan leader Professor Abdul Rasul Sayyaf. The group became known as the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). In 1991 the ASG bombed the MV Doulos, a Christian missionary ship docked in Zamboanga. A terror campaign followed marked with bombings, beheadings and kidnappings which focused on Christians and foreigners.9 With the death of Janjalani in 1998 the ASG divided into two factions under Janjalani’s brother Khadaffy Janjalani and Ghalib Andang or Commander Robot. The Andang faction evolved into a criminal gang focussing on monetary gain through kidnap for ransom. AGS’s connection with Al Qaeda stems from Janjalani’s connection with Bin Laden in Afghanistan. ASG received funding and training from Al Qaeda. After the 11 September 2001 attacks in the US, the US deployed 1 650 troops to the Philippines as part of their campaign to target Al Qaeda and their affiliates under Operation Enduring Freedom. The capture of Andang in 2003 led to the consolidation of power under Khadaffi Janjalani. Under his command the organization went on a spree of mass bombings. Copyright © 2015 L. Joubert 7 Tanum Group - Patikul Radulan Sahiron (Cmdr Putol) Transport. Spokesperson 2 x Germans Hatib Hajan SY Catherine – Sawadjaan 2014 Boat owner Muammar Askali Ambrin Absara Alhabsy Misaya 4 x hostages Idang Susukan Brown Muktadil Samal - 2015 Angah Adji Nickson Muktadil Mohammad Said Furuji Indama Julhajan Aksan 10 x hostages Bandajar Dangin Brahma 12 - 2016 Arrested Tirso Orquiza Lugnasin Yasser Igasan Guarding Surveillance Cmdr.
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