Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2013

IMB Live Piracy Map 2012

date time

2013-01-07
id
Attack Number:

003-13
Date:

Sat Jan 05 2013
Type of Vessel :

Container
Attack Posn Map :

3.11722222222 51.85000000000002
Location detail:

Around 400nm ENE of Mogadishu
Type of Attack :

Fired Upon
Narrations:

05.01.2013: 1100 UTC: Posn: 03:07.2N - 051:51.1E, Around 400nm ENE of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Six pirates in a skiff chased and fired upon a container ship using automatic weapons and RPG. Vessel raised alarm, crew mustered in citadel and armed security team fired warning shots resulting in the pirates aborting and moving away. A warship and a naval helicopter were dispatched towards the vessel. Crew and the vessel are safe.
Serious Crew Injured: