From WLO/24HOUR MANNED IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTRE (IMB PRC)
Message sent in RTTY then repeated in SITOR.
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ANTI PIRACY SITREP MSG: A019/2017
THIS MSG IS BROADCAST CENTREEMB PRC)
. THE IMB PRC CAN BE CONTACTED FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY MASTERS R
E-
QUIRING ASSISTANCE AND TO REPORT ANY INCIDENT OF PY OR ARMED RO
BBERY ON.
TEL: "60 3 2078 5763 FAX: "60 3 2078 5769, E-MAIL: IMBANPV$--03-,
CS.ORG / PIRA-
CY?ICC-CCS.OR. THE CENTRE'S 24 HOURS ANTI PIRACY HELPLI
NE IS: "60 3 2031 0014.
THIS BROADCAST WARNS SHIPS OF PIRACY AND ARMED R
OBBERY PRONE AREAS IN THE WA-
TERS OF WEST AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA, CENTR
AL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN WATERS.
WARNINGS/OVERVIEW: WEST AFRICA:
SUDDEN SURGE OF ATTACKS AND KIDNAPPINGS OF
CREWS OCCURING AT OFF BAYELS
A/OFF BRASS/OFF PORT HARCOURT AND OFF BONNY ISLAND
RECENTLY. GENERALLY,
PIRATES / ARMED ROBBERS IN THIS REGION ARE USUALLY HEAVILY
ARMED. THE INC
IDENTS ARE MAINLY CARRIED OUT DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS AND ON
VESSELS
WHICH ARE AT BERTH, ANCHOR, DRIFTING, UNDERGOING STS OPERATIONS OR UN-
DERWAY UP TO ABOUT 170 NM FROM LAND. MOST OF THE INCIDENTS WHERE THE PIRA
TES /
ARMED ROBBERS HAVE BOARDED / HIJACKED THE VESSELS TEND TO BE VI
OLENT TOWARDS
THE CREWS. IN SOME INCIDENTS CREWS HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED AND
TAKEN ASHORE FOR
RANSOMS AND OCCASIONALLY DUE TO THE FIRING OF
ONS CREWS HAVE BEEN KILLED.
ADDITIONALLY, IN SOME INCIDENTS NAVIGATION AN
D COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN
DAMAGED AND OIL CARGOES (GAS OIL) STO
LEN. IN THIS REGION TYPICALLY A VESSEL IS
HIJACKED AND HELD FROM THREE TO
15 DAYS. SHIPS ARE ADVISED TO BE EXTRA VIGI-
LANT AND TAKE ADDITIONA
L PRECAUTIONS, AVOID LOITERING CLOSE TO THE COAST, FOL-
LOW COMPANY PROCE
DURES AND LATEST INDUSTRY GUIDELINES.
TOGO NAVY ADVISORY: TOGO NAVY ADVI
SORY INDICATED THAT LOCAL FISHERMEN MAY AP-
PROACH SHIPS AT ANCHOR OR
DRIFTING BECAUSE OF VESSELS LIGHT THAT ATTRACT FISH
AT NIGHT. IN CASE TH
ESE BOATS OR ANY SUSPICIOUS BOATS COME CLOSE TO OWN VESSEL
TO LESS THAN
0.5 NM, MONITOR THEM AND IF THEY INTEND/ATTEMPT TO BOARD OWN VES-
SEL CO
NTACT TOGO NAVY OPERATIONS CENTRE ON VHF CH. 16 / 10 IMMEDIATELY AND NAVY
WILL DISPATCH A NAVAL BOAT TO VESSEL'S POSITION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.
ABIDJAN PORT CONTROL ADVICE SHIPS ARE REQUESTED TO BE ON ALERT FROM U
NKNOWN
PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE FROM ABIDJAN PORT CONTROL SENT VIA EMAIL
?PORT?HEALTH-
STATION.ORG? REQUESTING FOR SHIP AND CREW DATA ETC FOR A
DMINISTRATIVE CLEAR-
ANCE. VESSELS AND SHIPPING COMPANIES ARE ADVISED TO
BE ON ALERT AND TO VERIFY
SUCH MESSAGES.
ALERT FROM NIGERIAN NAVY RECE
NT INFORMATION RECEIVED INDICATES THAT AN UNAUTHO-
RISED OR FRAUDULENT EM
AIL MESSAGE CLAIMING TO BE REGIONAL COAST GUARD IS BEING
SENT FROM EMAIL
: COASTGUARD.GOG?GMAIL.COM TO VESSELS TRADING IN THE GOG AREA TO
OBTAIN I
NFORMATION. VESSELS AND SHIPPING COMPANIES ARE ADVISED TO BE ON ALERT
A
ND TO VERIFY SUCH MESSAGES.
REPORTED ATTACKS RECEIVED IN THE LAST 24 HOU
RS
19.02.2017: 0709 UTC: POSN: 05:12.66N - 004:48.57E, AROUND 33NM WSW
OF FORCA-
DOS, NIGERIA. ARMED PIRATES IN A SPEEDBOAT APPROACHED AND BOA
RDED AN ASPHALT
TANKER UNDERWAY. ALARM RAISED, SSAS ACTIVATED AND A
LL CREW RETREATED TO THE
CITADEL. THE IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTRE RECEIV
ED THE INFORMATION FROM THE
NIGERIAN NAVY AND CONTACTED THE OWNERS FO
R FURTHER DETAILS AND LIAISED WITH ALL
PARTIES. TWO NAVAL VESSELS WERE DI
SPATCHED TO ASSIST THE VESSEL. THE PIRATES
DAMAGED SHIP'S EQUIPMENT,
STOLE SHIP'S PROPERTIES AND CREW PERSONAL BELONGINGS
AND ESCAPED BEOYPMHONGDPMMSMHJHJMYWYWPWMHDPMPJJPSMHZMYPJCPMHDPMMYPCOKL
CREW WERE REP
ORTED SAFE.
SUSPICIOUS SIGHTINGS/INCIDENTS RECEIVED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS
NIL
WEST AFRICA: NIGERIA ATTACKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED MAINLY IN/OFF LAGO
AND IN/OFF
PORT HARCOURT/BONNY/BRASS/BAYELSA. GENERALLY, ALL WATERRZGGE
ANCHORAGES IN/OFF
NIGERIA ARE AT RISK OF PIRACY / ARMED ROBBERY / HIJA
CKINGS (GAS OIL) / KIDNAP-
PINGSTTACKS ALSO REPORTED AT APAPA IN THE P
AST. THERE IS A SUDDEN SURGE OF
ATTACKS AND KIDNAPPINGS OF CREW AT O
FF BAYELSA, OFF BRASS, OFF PORT HARCOURT
AND OFF BONNY ISLAND.
NEW INCID
ENT REPORTED - PLEASE SEE ABOVE UNDER REPORTED ATTACKS IN THE LAST 24
HO
URS
INCIDENTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED FOR NIGERIA
WATERS FROM
16.02.2017 TO 22.02.2017 NO INCIDENTS REPORTED TO BE ADDED
B
ENIN ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF ATTACKS HAS DROPPED, THE AREA REMAINS AT RISK
. AT-
TACKS HAVE MAINLY BEEN REPORTED OFF COTONOU. SOME ATTACKS HAVE RES
ULTED IN THE
VESSEL BEING HIJACKED AND CARGO (GAS OIL) STOLEN. INCIDEN
TS OF PIRACY AND
ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED FOR BENIN FROM 16.02.2017 TO 2
2.02.2017 NO INCIDENTS RE-
PORTED TO BE ADDED
IVORY COAST IN THE PAST VE
SSELS HAVE BEEN ATTACKED AND HIJACKED FROM ABIDJAN
ANCHORAGE AS WELL
AS WHILE UNDERWAY OFF ABIDJAN. REPORTS INDICATE THE PIRATESFSFSMHDPMDFONED TKNKER TO A POSITION OFF NIGERIA
TO OFF LOAD THE CAREO. THISIS
HIGHL
IGHTS THE CAPAB OF THE NIGERIAN PIRATES. INCIDENTS CY AN
D
ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED FOR IVORY COAST FROM 16.02.2017 TO 22.02.2017 N
O INCI-
DENTS REPORTED TO BE ADDED
TOGO PAST ATTACKS HAVE BEEN REPORTE
D IN/OFF LOME ANCHORAGES AS WELL AS OFF THE
COAST. SOME ATTACKS HAVE RESU
LTED IN THE VESSEL BEING HIJACKED FOR FEW DAYS AND
PART CARGO (GAS OIL
) STOLEN. FOLLOW TOGO NOQQQBCUB131?(1?7(MLZWZPB
INCIDENTS OF PI
RACY AND ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED FOR TOGO FROM 16.02.2017 TO
22.02.20
17 NO INCIDENTS REPORTED TO BE ADDED
GUINEA: CONAKRY INCIDENTS OF PIRA
CY AND ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED FOR THE GUINEA
FROM 16.02.2017 TO 22.02.201
7 NO INCIDENTS REPORTED TO BE ADDED
THE CONGO ATTACK REPORTED AT POINTE
NOIRE. INCIDENTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROB-
BERY REPORTED FOR THE CONGO F
ROM 16.02.2017 TO 22.02.2017 NO INCIDENTS REPORTBVTE ADDED
SOUTH AUT
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN WATERS: ECUADOR (GUAYAIL ANCHOR-
AG
E) - ATTACKS HAVE DROPPED. PAST ATTACKS CARRIED OUT BY ROBBERS DURING
THE
HOURS OF DARKNESS ON VESSELS AT ANCHOR OR BERTH. PERU: CALLAO IN
CIDENTS OF
PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED FOR SOUTH AND CENTR
AL AMERICA AND THE
CARIBBEAN WATERS FROM 16.02.2017 TO 22.02.2017 NO IN
CIDENTS REPORTED TO BE
ADDED
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