Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2013

IMB Live Piracy Map 2012

date time

2013-01-16
id
Attack Number:

007-13
Date:

Tue Jan 15 2013
Type of Vessel :

Container
Attack Posn Map :

-4.71916666667 11.766666666699962
Location detail:

Pointe Noire Anchorage
Type of Attack :

Boarded
Narrations:

15.01.2013: 0030 LT: Posn: 04:43.9S – 011:46.7E, Pointe Noire Anchorage, The Congo.
Three robbers armed with knives disguised as fishermen in a small boat approached and boarded an anchored container ship. Duty crew spotted the robbers and raised the alarm. On hearing the alarm, the robbers jumped overboard and escaped empty handed in their boat. Port control contacted but received no response.
Serious Crew Injured: