Live Piracy Report
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2019
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2019
044-19
13-04-2019
Boarded
Tanker
Visakhapatnam SPM Anchorage
13.04.2019: 1006 UTC: Posn: 17:37.1N - 083:19.2E, Visakhapatnam SPM Anchorage, India.
Five boats with eleven persons approached a tanker during anchoring operations. Up on anchoring the boats came alongside, hooked on ropes to the ships rails and commenced boarding the tanker. Alarm raised, ships horn sounded, and crew mustered on deck. Port authorities notified. The unauthorised persons remained on deck as the crew prevented them from entering the accommodation. They did not confront the crew but refused to leave the tanker. Finally, on seeing the approaching pilot boat the unauthorised persons disembarked.
Five boats with eleven persons approached a tanker during anchoring operations. Up on anchoring the boats came alongside, hooked on ropes to the ships rails and commenced boarding the tanker. Alarm raised, ships horn sounded, and crew mustered on deck. Port authorities notified. The unauthorised persons remained on deck as the crew prevented them from entering the accommodation. They did not confront the crew but refused to leave the tanker. Finally, on seeing the approaching pilot boat the unauthorised persons disembarked.