• Home
  • About Us
    • Commercial Crime Services
    • International Maritime Bureau
    • IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
    • Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau
    • Financial Investigation Bureau
    • FraudNet
  • Courses / Training
    • Internet Intelligence Course        
    • Annual IMB Trading Course
  • Membership
    • Membership of CCS
    • Membership of IMB            
    • Membership of CIB
    • Membership of FIB
    • NVOCC REGISTER
  • News
  • Contact Us
winteriscoming
  1. Maritime Piracy
  2. TalkFraud
  3. Membership
  4. Investigation
  5. Products & Services

The IMB aware of the escalating level of this criminal activity, wanted to provide a free service to the seafarer and established the 24 hour IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Piracy Map
  • Piracy Map
  • Live Piracy Report
  • Piracy News
  • Request Piracy Report
  • Report & Incident
  • Voluntary Sponsors
  • Twitter

A newsletter about fraud and global asset recovery from the office of International Chamber of Commerce's FraudNet. To read about key asset recovery cases and global compliance with anti-fraud and money-laundering laws, please click in the link above for the Newsletter PDF.

Piracy Map
  • Conferences
  • Members
  • News
  • Publications

CCS offers a flexible membership arrangement based on the selection of predetermined membership packages. A prospective member can elect to join one or more Bureaux according to their requirements.

  • Membership to IMB
  • Membership to FIB
  • Membership to CIB
  • NVOCC REGISTER

Losses due to official misconduct account for a great many maritime trade incidents. Each incident can be complex and wide-ranging in nature. It is therefore unlikely that any one company will have the knowledge and resources to be able to investigate it thoroughly.

  • Case work
  • Due Diligence
  • Internet investigations
  • Litigation Support
  • Vessel reports
  • Trade Finance documents authentication

Counterfeiting and piracy are a drain on our businesses and on the global economy. It has resulted in the widespread loss of lawful employment and a massive reduction of tax revenues.

  • Confidential bulletin
  • Counterfeiting Confidential
  • Hologram Image Register
  • Commercial crime international
  • Chartering experience programme

Somali piracy: Last three hostages freed but threat still exists

  • Created
    Monday, 21 September 2020
  • Created by
    Josh Lamorena
  • Last modified
    Friday, 08 January 2021
  • Revised by
    Pratik
  • Voting
    Average rating
    1 vote
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
  • Favourites
    1295 Somali piracy: Last three hostages freed but threat still exists /index.php/site_content/item/1295-somali-piracy-last-three-hostages-freed-but-threat-still-exists
  • Categories
    News

Fraud DiscoverySomalia pirates have freed the last three of the 3,639 hostages held in captivity over the past five years.

 

 

Somalia pirates have freed the last three of the 3,639 hostages held in captivity over the past five years.

The three had been working on an Iranian fishing vessel, FV Siraj, when it was hijacked off the coast of Hobyo, Somalia in March 2015. They are now on their way home after completing tests for Covid-19 and undergoing other medical checks.

In a letter dated 15 September, the Chair of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) expressed relief over the release; made possible due to the intervention of the Hostage Support Partners (HSP). 

“Their continuous pro-bono support and negotiations with Somalia pirates and other key stakeholder, over the years led to freeing of the remaining crew members,” CGPCS said.

HSP also facilitated the release of the fourth member of the FV Siraj in 2019 for urgent medical care.

CGPCS also commended the role played by charity International Seafarers’ And Assistance Network (ISWAN) which provided assistance through the CGPCS’ Piracy Survivors Fund in supporting the families of hostages during difficult periods of captivity and upon returning home.

International Maritime Bureau (IMB) welcomes the good news. However, it warns that ships still need to be alert and remain vigilant and not get complacent when transiting Somalia waters as the threat of attacks still exists.

Navies need to have continued presence in the region to have a stabilising effect IMB says.

Vessels are urged to continue implementing BMP5 recommended practices while transiting these waters.  Somali pirates still maintain the capability for carrying out attacks.

No attacks were reported off Somalia in 2019 and up to June 2020. In 2018 three vessels were reported being fired upon in the region.

 

JEM - Module-Basic

  • Pitfalls and Remed...
    Sun, 23. April 2023 - Fri, 28. April 2023

Contact

Contact

© Commercial Crime Services, a division of the ICC Company limited by guarantee registered in England No 05716642 Registered office Cinnabar Wharf, 26 Wapping High Street LONDON E1W 1NG Tel: +44 (0)20 7423 6960 E-mail us your comments and remarks

  • Site Map
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Employee login