Piracy & Robbery at Sea Incidents - Feb 2012

High Risk Areas Piracy Incident Maps - February 2012

Attacks by pirates and robbery at sea over the last month are illustrated below. The positions on the situational maps are representational.

In all, 44 incidents are shown, including the position of the Enrica Lexie incident which resulted in the death of two Indian fishermen.

West Africa

West Africa Piracy Incidents - Feb 2012

1. 1. 1. 1. 4 Feb – Gallia; Liberia container ship – The Congo;

         2. 9 Feb – Hellespont Drive; Liberia tug – Ghana;

         3. 9 Feb – Saphina; Panama diesel tanker – Gulf of Guinea (Hijacked/Rescued);

         4. 11 Feb – Cassiopeia; Malta general cargo ship – Gulf of Guinea;

         5. 13 Feb – Fourseas SW; Panama bulk carrier – Gulf of Guinea (Master & C/E killed);

         6. 26 Feb - Pacific Amethyst, Singapore offshore supply ship – Cote D’Ivoire;

         7. 28 Feb – Breiz Klipper; Curacao refrigerated cargo carrier – Nigeria (3 crew kidnapped);

         8. 29 Feb – Olivia I; Panama chemical tanker – Nigeria.

South East Asia

South East Asia Piracy Incidents - Feb 2012

1. 1. 1. 1. 1 Feb – Toll Glaxy; Singapore tug – Malacca Strait;

         2. 1 Feb – Siteam Neptun; Liberia chemical tanker – South China Sea;

         3. 7 Feb – Swarna Godavari; India product tanker – South China Sea; Indonesia;

         4. 10 Feb – Warnow Mars; Liberia general cargo ship – South China Sea;

         5. 12 Feb – Clipper Morning; Bahamas bulk carrier – South China Sea; Vietnam;

         6. 13 Feb – Kim Hock Tug 3; Singapore tug – Malacca Strait;

         7. 15 Feb – Olympic Flair; Greece tanker – Indian Ocean; Cochin;

         8. 23 Feb – Hellen; Singapore chemical tanker – South China Sea;

         9. 26 Feb – Crest Gold 1; Singapore Tug – South China Sea; Singapore Strait (not shown);

         10. 29 Feb – Ocean Arrow; Hong Kong container ship – Bay of Bengal; Bangladesh;

         11. 29 Feb - Kimitrans Laut; Malaysia tug - South China Sea; Indonesia (not shown).

Horn of Africa/Indian Ocean

Horn of Africa/Indian Ocean Region Piracy Incidents - Feb 2012

1. 1. 1. 1. 6 Feb – Fanja; Panama general cargo ship – Southern Red Sea; (BAM);

         2. 6 Feb – Norgas Sonoma; Singapore LPG tanker – Southern Red Sea (BAM);

         3. 6 Feb – Rabigh Sunrise; Panama chemical tanker – Southern Red Sea (BAM);

         4. 6 Feb - Yasra Dogu 1; Turkey offshore tug – Southern Red Sea (BAM);

         5. 6 Feb – Ping An; Marshall Islands chemical tanker – Indian Ocean; Maldives;

         6. 7 Feb - Free Goddess HIJACKED; Liberia  tanker – Indian Ocean;

         7. 8 Feb – Saturn Glory; Panama VLCC – Indian Ocean; Seychelles;

         8. 13 Feb – Cosco Pride; Hong Kong (China) container ship – Gulf of Aden;

         9. 13 Feb – Mourmoura; Liberia bulk carrier – Arabian Sea;

         10. 13 Feb – Sinjin 35; Fishing vessel – Indian Ocean;

         11. 14 Feb – Unnamed; Dhow Fishing vessel – Arabian Sea;

         12. 15 Feb – Enrica Lexie; Italian Guards incident (2 fishermen killed) - Not piracy statistic;

         13. 15 Feb – Bow Sagami; Panama chemical tanker – Southern Red Sea (BAM);

         14. 15 Feb – Leila HIJACKED; Panama tanker – Arabian Sea;

         15. 18 Feb – Alpine Mystery; China chemical tanker – Indian Ocean; Seychelles;

         16. 20 Feb – Golar Maria; Marshall Islands bulk carrier – Indian Ocean;

         17. 22 Feb – Nadine & ICTAS 2 – Arabian Sea;

         18. 22 Feb – North Sea; Singapore product tanker – Gulf of Aden;

         19. 25 Feb – Kota Arif; Singapore container ship – Arabian Sea;

         20. 25 Feb – Kota Hakim; Singapore container ship – Strait of Hormuz;

         21. 27 Feb – Happy Venture; Malta bulk carrier – Southern Red Sea (BAM);

         22. 28 Feb – Pacific Horizon II; Panama chemical tanker – Arabian Sea;

         23. 28 Feb – Al Assma HIJACKED; Dhow  - Arabian Sea (Released without ransom);

         24. 28 Feb - Spiliani; Marshall Island bulk carrier – Arabian Sea (not represented on map);

         25. 28 Feb – Unnamed MV – Southern Red Sea.

Sources: IMB Piracy Reporting Centre; NATO Shipping Centre; IMO; EUNAVFOR; Somalia Report

The locations are representational and are not to be used as an accurate reference for any other purpose. No guarantee is given for the accuracy of any report.

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