Weekly Piracy Report 2008/12/16~2008/12/22 資料來源:ICC commercial crime service

Weekly Piracy Report
16 December - 22 December 2008

Suspicious crafts

None reported

Recently reported incidents

16.12.2008: 0740 LT: Posn: 03:43.3N – 007:13.8E: 41nm south of Bonny river, Nigeria.
OOW onboard a tanker drifting, observed two speed boats approaching it. Engines were started and crew alerted. Several bullets from automatic guns were fired towards the accommodation. The boats were white in colour. Each boat had at least nine pirates dressed in blue/white coveralls.

17.12.2008: 0424 UTC: Posn: 14:28N - 051:36E: Gulf of Aden.
Nine pirates in two speed boats chased and successfully boarded a heavy lift ship. The pirates were on the main deck and could not enter the accommodation. Ship sent a distress message to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre which was immediately relayed to coalition naval forces to render assistance. A Malaysian warship, in the vicinity, sent a helicopter, which arrived on the scene and opened fire on the pirates. Coalition naval forces informed that the warship was on its way to assist the ship. The pirates disembarked from the ship into a speed boat. Crew and ship are safe and proceeding to destination port.

16.12.2008: 0715 LT: Posn: 13:54N – 049:39E: Gulf of Aden.
Pirates boarded and hijacked the tug towing an un laden barge enroute to Port Klang Malaysia. Pirates are now sailing the vessel to undisclosed location in Somalia.

16.12.2008: 0904 UTC: Posn: 13:20.82N - 047:57.63E, Gulf of Aden.
Pirates, in two speedboats armed with automatic weapons and RPG attacked and opened fire on a general cargo ship underway. Master transmitted mayday messages and took evasive manoeuvres. Pirates managed to board and hijack the ship. Eleven crewmembers have been taken hostage. Further information is awaited.