Live Piracy Report
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2023
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2020
2022-11-24
107-22
Product Tanker
Around 236nm SSW of Abidjan
23.11.2022: 2300 UTC: Posn: 01:18.8N – 004:39.0W, Around 236nm SSW of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Owners informed the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre that they had lost communication with their tanker. The IMB PRC broadcast a missing vessel message to all ships in the region to look out for the missing tanker. On 25 November 2022, the Master managed to contact the Owners and reported that eight armed pirates had boarded the vessel and destroyed all navigation and communication systems. The pirates stole ship's cargo and prior to escaping stole ship's and crew monies and properties. An Italian Navy Warship later intercepted and rendered assistance to the vessel. All crew reported safe.
Owners informed the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre that they had lost communication with their tanker. The IMB PRC broadcast a missing vessel message to all ships in the region to look out for the missing tanker. On 25 November 2022, the Master managed to contact the Owners and reported that eight armed pirates had boarded the vessel and destroyed all navigation and communication systems. The pirates stole ship's cargo and prior to escaping stole ship's and crew monies and properties. An Italian Navy Warship later intercepted and rendered assistance to the vessel. All crew reported safe.
Boarded
2022-11-23