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An areaofconcern hasbeen posted to
our Pirate Attack Group (PAG)
Map centred on 0218N 04602E. This
followsareport from a
merchant ship ofan incident involving
four skiffsat 0218N 04602E
that occurred at 1130Z. The vessel is
safe and the incident isbeing
investigated further.
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Alert 001/13: A merchant vessel reported an attack by
pirates/1skiff at
approximately 1130Z(UTC) today (05Jan 13) at 0300N 05152E.
The
skiffhas awhite hull,6POB,SPFired small armsand RPG.
Thisvessel
managed to evade hijack.
The Pirate Activity Group (PAG)
responsible for the attack yesterday
at
0300N 05152E wasdisrupted today
in acoordination ofNATOand EU
assetsin the area.
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At 1646Zon 18Feb,a
report ofsuspicious
activity at 0714.4N
05217.2E wasreceived
from amerchant ship.
Subsequently,there
wasadisruption in this
vicinity and nine
suspected pirateswere
apprehended and
taken on board a
EUNAVFORunit.
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At 0700UTC /02APR amerchant vessel
wasreported under attack by askiffin
position 0052N 04401E.
The skiffwas white in colour with 8
people on board. The skifffired at
vessel and armed security fired warning
shotsback. The skiffthen left on
bearing010.
***Thisvessel managed to evade
hijack***
See ALERT 003/13on our Piracy Alerts
page.
ALERT 002/13in
position 1152N
05118E: Thisincident
hassince been
reclassified asa
disruption. Vessel is
safe.
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Piracy Threat: The threat ofpiracy against merchant shipping
continuesthroughout the entire HRA. Successful disruptions
by naval forcesover the past few months,in conjunction with
mastersadherence and implementation ofBMP4,have
significantly reduced the piratesability to capture vessels.
However,piratesare able to act far off the coast ofSomalia
and are likely in search ofvessels ofopportunity. Weather
conditionsare now conducive to piracy asthe monsoon
transition isestablished.
NSC StandingGuidance: Merchant shipsshould be alert to the risk
ofpiracy in the High Risk Area at all timesand follow
BMP4. Small craft conductinglegitimate activitiessuch asf
ishingare present in much ofthe High Risk Areaand may be
difficult to distinguish from pirates. See the NSC Weekly
Update
(http://www.shipping.nato.int/operations/OS/Pages/NSC-Weekly-Update.aspx)
and Fishingtemplates
(http://www.shipping.nato.int/operations/OS/Pages/Fishing_in_the_HRA.aspx)
for more detailed guidance. NSC will issue
alertsin the event ofpiracy attacksand approaches.
Registration & Incident Reporting: Registration with MSCHOA
before enteringthe HRA and initial and regular reportingto
UKMTOare highly recommended to ensure military authoritiesare
aware ofavessels passage and vulnerabilities.
UKMTOshould be immediately telephoned at +971505523215in the
event of any piracy activity. IfMastersare able to
take picturesand/or video ofthe suspicious activity
safely,please provide these viaemail to UKMTOat [email protected],
NATOShippingCentre (NSC) at [email protected] or MSCHOA at
[email protected]. Thisinformation will be
used by Counter Piracy forces.
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Piracy Threat: The threat ofpiracy against merchant
shippingcontinuesthroughout the entire HRA. Successful
disruptionsby
naval forcesover the past few months, in conjunction with
mastersadherence and implementation ofBMP4,have significantly
reduced the piratesability to capture vessels. We have now
entered the Inter Monsson period in the Indian Ocean.
Conditions
are conducive for medium and longrange pirate operations. Since
2009thisperiod has been the most active for Somali Pirate
Action Groupsin the High Risk Area. A Dhow based pirate attack
on merchant vesselsin December in the Gulf of Oman indicates
that Somali Piratescontinue to seek to operate at range.
NSC StandingGuidance: It isimperative that merchant
vesselsremain vigilant at all timesin transit and/or at anchorage
and f ully
implemented protection measuresset down in BMP4 accrossthe whole
High Risk Area(HRA) . Small craft conductinglegitimate
activitiessuch asfishingare present in much ofthe High Risk Area
and may be difficult to distinguish from pirates. See the NSC
Weekly Update
(http://www.shipping.nato.int/operations/OS/Pages/NSC-Weekly-Update.aspx)
and Fishingtemplates
(http://www.shipping.nato.int/operations/OS/Pages/Fishing_in_the_HRA.aspx)
for more detailed guidance. NSC will issue alerts
in the event ofpiracy attacksand approaches.
Registration & Incident Reporting: Registration with MSCHOA
before enteringthe HRA and initial and regular reportingto
UKMTOare highly recommended to ensure military authoritiesare
aware ofavessels passage and vulnerabilities. UKMTO
should be immediately telephoned at +971505523215in the event
ofany piracy activity. IfMastersare able to take pictures
and/or video ofthe suspiciousactivity safely,please provide
these viaemail to UKMTOat [email protected],NATOShippingCentre
(NSC) at [email protected] or MSCHOA at
[email protected]. Thisinformation will be used by Counter
Piracy forces.
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NOTE: 10May 2013officially marks one year since the last
successfully pirated
vessel,MV SMYRNI. Thisdecine is due to acontinued co-operation
between
Navies& the Maritime Industry and their adherence with BMP4.
The NATO
ShippingCentre would like to remind everyone to remain vigilant
at all times
when transitingthrough the HRA.
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ALERT 002/13: At 0746Z
28Mar 13afishingvessel
wasreported under
attack by piratesin
position 1152N 05118E.
The vessel isnow
believed to be pirated.
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ALERT002/13 and NSC002/13 UPDATE At
0746Z 28 Mar13 afishing vesselwas
reported underattackbypiratesin position 1152N
05118E. ThevesselisnowSAFE.
The piracy-related
suspicious activityreportedon Thursday 14
March has now beendeterminedto be likely
routine maritime activity inthe Gulfof Aden.
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NEWSTANDINGGUIDANCE & ADVICE
With the onset ofthe transition period,followingthe North East
Monsoon,seastates have become increasingly
conducive to piracy operations. Merchant vesselsare advised to
remain vigilant throughout the High Risk Area(HRA)
and ensure that Self Protection Measuresare in place as
recommended in BMP4. Prudent and timely implementation
ofall recommended actionsand ship hardeningmeasures in BMP4can
make the critical difference ofbeing
approached,attacked,or pirated. BMP4highly
recommendsmaintainingbest possible vessel speed when
transitingthe
HRA.
Mastersare requested to ensure that they distinguish between
fishingvesselsand potential pirates. Fishingvessels may
approach amerchant ship to maximize fishingopportunitiesor to
safeguard fishingnetsand fishermen may carry small
arms. It isnot uncommon for fishingvesselsto follow merchant and
large vesselsin order to capitalise on the often
increased numbersoffish in the resultant wake.
Pirate Attack Groups(PAGs) have been makingsoft-approaches on
merchant shipstransitingthe HRA. A skiffwill
often approach avessel to probe the reactivity ofitsembarked
security team,if present. If they elicit no response,the
piratesmay then proceed with an attack,sometimesaccompanied by a
second skiff. Thispractice seemsdesigned to
allow piratesto avoid needlessexpendituresofammunition and
personal risk without asignificant probability of
success.
One ofthe fundamental requirementsofBMP4isthat UKMTO isthe
primary point ofcontact for merchant vessels
duringpiracy incidentsin the HRA. Shipsshould report to
UKMTOaswell as register with Maritime Security CentreHorn
ofAfrica(MSCHOA). CSOsshould ensure that their shipssecurity
plansreinforce the BMP4recommendation that
Mastersshould report immediately to UKMTOat +971505523215in the
event ofany piracy activity. Thisshould avoid
unnecessary delay,prevent inaccurate or incomplete information
from reaching military commandersand ensure
information isquickly passed to naval forcesand other shippingin
the area.
Mastersshould provide asmuch information as possible about the
incident. IfMastersare able to take picturesand/or
video ofthe suspiciousactivity safely,please provide these
viaemail to UKMTOat [email protected],NATOShipping
Centre (NSC) at [email protected] or MSCHOA at
[email protected]. Thisinformation will be used by
Counter Piracy forces. Picturessupplied from an attack on a
merchant vessel have previously led to the rapid release of
apirated dhow.
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There have been several
reports of piracy-relatedsuspicious activity in the
Eastern Gulfof Aden.Masters are remindedto
practice heightenedvigilance when transiting
this area as these eventsmaybe indicative of PAG
activity.
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The ROYAL GRACE andit's22 crew members on board
have been releasedbyPirates after beingheldfor
over a year.The vesselisunderway andreceiving
assistance froma counterpiracy vesselin the area.
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The MTSMYRNI and
it's crew on boardwere releasedby
Pirates after beingheldfor over a year.
The vesselisunderway and
receivingassistancefroma counter
piracy vesselin the
area.
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