Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2012

IMB Live Piracy Map 2012

date time

2012-12-15
id
Attack Number:

282-12
Date:

Thu Dec 13 2012
Type of Vessel :

Offshore Support Vessel
Attack Posn Map :

4.266666666666667 5.316666666666666
Location detail:

Around 25nm SW Offshore, Bayelsa
Type of Attack :

Fired Upon
Narrations:

13.12.2012: 2310 UTC: Posn: 04:16.0N - 005:19.8E, Around 25nm SW Offshore, Bayelsa, Nigeria.
Pirates armed with machine guns in a boat chased and fired upon an offshore support vessel underway. Master raised alarm, increased speed, sent distress message and all crew except the Master mustered in the safe room. The on board security team returned fire and after around 20 minutes the firing ceased and the pirates moved away. Due to the exchange of fire one security personal was killed and two sustained injuries.
Serious Crew Injured: