Merchant Vessel evades Pirate Mothership attempted hijack in the Indian Ocean, in which NO weapons were fired.
In what may be considered a departure from the normal pirate method of operating, it was reported on 3 February at 1431 UTC, that a merchant vessel was came under attack by pirates in
position 1629N 06557E in the Indian Ocean, East of Socotra Island. One mothership and one skiff were involved, however, after initial reports stated weapons were used, a follow up report stated that
No weapons
were fired. The vessel successfully evaded the hijack attempt.
This comes after an attack on 2 February, in the mid-afternoon, by pirates in position 1303N
06330E, in the Indian Ocean, East of Socotra Island. In this case, a pirate
mothership and 1 skiff; fired small arms and RPGs. The vessel
managed to successfully evade the attempted hijack. However, the Pirate
action group (PAG) remains
in the area.
Vessels are reminded that the coalition forces' warships may not be in the vicinity of a pirate attack, subsequently, it is emphasised that seafarers can greatly
reduce their chances of being pirated if they follow precautions
as recommended in the Best Management Practices, increasing speed and carrying out evasive manoeuvres is a proven deterrent to piracy attacks.Vessels
are advised to exercise extreme caution when navigating in the vicinity
of the reported position of the attack and maintain
maximum CPA with any ship acting suspiciously. Additionally, registration of vessel movement with
MSC(HOA) prior to transiting the region is recommended.
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Any suspicious activity should be reported to UKMTO in Dubai in the first instance (UKMTO@eim.ae or Telephone+971 50 552 3215
) and on entering the UKMTO Voluntary Reporting Area (VRA) bound by Suez,78E and 10S
.
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