U.S. Warns of Piracy Risk in Southern Gulf of Mexico
18 June 2020
Gulf of Guinea Kidnapping – 61nm South Cotonou
25 June 2020
GULF OF GUINEA
SUSPICIOUS APPROACH – SAO TOME: On 16 June, individuals in two skiffs pursued the Cape Verde-flagged tug ARTIKE approximately 27 NM southeast of Sao Tome at 00:13S – 007:16E. No further information exists at this time. (Dryad Global
FIRED UPON – CAMEROON: On 12 June at 2330LT, six men in a speedboat attacked a Cameroon Patrol Boat during her patrol in the Bakassi Creeks near 04:28N – 008:34E. The Patrol Boat returned fire which resulted in one man in the speedboat being killed. The other five men jumped overboard. The Cameroon officials seized the speedboat which had two outboard engines, a number of weapons with ammunition, mobile phones, flashlights, and cash. (Clearwater Dynamics)
HORN OF AFRICA
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
BOARDING – INDONESIA: On 17 June at approximately 0200LT, robbers boarded an anchored tanker off Merak Anchorage Area at 05:54S – 105:59E. The robbers managed to enter the engine room undetected and steal generator spares before departing. (Clearwater Dynamics, IFC)
ATTACK – VIETNAM: On 14 June, the Vietnamese foreign ministry issued a statement that two Chinese ships attacked a Vietnamese fishing boat near the Paracel Islands. According to the ministry, a Chinese ship with the hull number 4006 pursued and collided with the Vietnamese fishing boat QNg 96416 TS approximately 8 NM off Lincoln Island, a Chinese-occupied land feature in the Paracels. Sixteen fishermen abandoned ship, but the fishing boat did not sink. The Chinese vessel returned, picked up the crew, and helped remove water from the fishing boat. Despite the ordeal, the Vietnamese fishing boat managed to return safely to Sa Ky, a fishing port outside of Quang Ngai. (Maritime Executive)
CREDITS:
https://www.oni.navy.mil/
https://www.recaap.org/
https://gog-mdat.org/home
