Vessel Boarding with PMSC team onboard in Somalia – EU NAVFOR RESPONDS
25 August 2020
Mozambique battles for port seized by IS
25 August 2020
GULF OF GUINEA
KIDNAPPING UPDATE – NIGERIA (LATE REPORTING): On 7 August, authorities announced that pirates had released five Chinese crew members, Kidnapped from the Singapore-flagged cargo ship KOTA BUDI on 2 July 2020 approximately 29 NM south-southwest of Bony, Nigeria. (Clearwater Dynamics)
HORN OF AFRICA
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY – SOMALIA: On the evening of 16 August, six individuals reportedly boarded the Panama-flagged chemical tanker AEGEAN II approximately 180 NM southwest of Socotra Island, Yemen. At the time the tanker was experiencing mechanical issues while transiting from UAE to Mogadishu, Somalia. Following the boarding, the tanker transited north to a location off Be reed a, Somalia at 11 :54N – 051 :03E. The crew composition and their status are unknown. Authorities continue to investigate this incident. (Dryad Global, Marine Link, Newsweek, Splash 247)
SOUTHEAST ASIA
BOARDING – PHILIPPINES: On 14 August, an armed robber boarded a berthed tanker by climbing the mooring line in Bauan Port near position 13:46N – 120:59E. The robber threatened a duty crewmember inside a cabin and stole personal belongings and cash before fleeing in a waiting small blue motorized boat. The incident was reported to port authorities, who later boarded the tanker for further investigation. (Clearwater Dynamics)
BOARDING – INDONESIA (LATE REPORTING): On 12 August, one robber boarded an anchored tanker near position 01:42N – 101:27E within Dumai Inner Anchorage. A duty crewmember on routine rounds spotted the robber and raised the alarm resulting in the robber’s escape into a small wooden boat with two accomplices. Nothing reported stolen. Incident reported to port authorities. (1MB, Clearwater Dynamics)
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