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News: Fishing Vessel Evades Hijack Off Somalia

March 1, 2011 - 17:11:04 UTC
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FV evades hijack attempt in the Somali Basin

On march 1 at 1100 UTC, a fishing vessel was attacked by pirates in position 0224S 04607E in the Somali Basin, approximately 265nm Southeast of Mogadishu, Somalia. The attack was carried out by 2 skiffs with 8 pirates onboard. The blue and white skiffs chased the fishing vessel, however, the protection detachment fired warning shots when the skiffs were approximately 1nm away. Closing to 0.8nm of the fishing vessel, the pirates aborted any attempt to hijack the vessel and moved away. Small arms and RPG were sighted on the skiffs. Subsequently, a Pirate Action Group remains in operation 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 hijack 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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