Piracy and Armed Robbery At Sea Incidents - November 2012 (Updated)
During November, global piracy-related incidents numbered 32 across all the high risk areas (HRA), according to OCEANUSLive aggregated records.
Asia, once again, saw the majority of attacks against seafarers. Although only one hijack occurred, which saw the crew cast adrift in a liferaft and rescued by a fishing vessel, the 11 perpetrators were captured by the Vietnam Marine Police. The pirates had renamed the ship MT Seahorse and gave it a different IMO number.
Nigeria and Togo bore the brunt of attacks in West Africa with several successful arrests made in Nigeria.
East Africa activity remains low with approaches being reported and the latest tactic of 'soft approaches', according to NATO Shipping Centre.
The more surprising count is the increase in robberies in South America, in addition, shots fired during a boarding attempt.
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