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The table below gives a narrative of the most recent attacks. Click the magnifying glass button to view a map of the attack location and to get further details.

Attack Number:	Narrations:	Date of Incident

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020-21	13.02.2021: 09:35 UTC: Posn: 11:01.35N – 074:47.23W, Magdalena River Passage, Colombia. Five robbers boarded a container ship under pilotage. Alert crew noticed the robbers. Master raised the alarm, crew mustered inside accommodation and pilot notified the port authorities. Seeing the alerted crew, the robbers escaped with stolen ship’s properties. The vessel was instructed to anchor to allow the coast guard to board and investigate.	2021-02-13		View
019-21	04.02.2021: 1200 UTC: Posn: 12:01.61S – 077:13.37W, Callao Anchorage, Peru. Unnoticed, robbers boarded an anchored vehicles carrier, stole ship’s stores and escaped. The theft was discovered by the duty AB on rounds. Incident reported to local agents.	2021-02-04		View
018-21	08.02.2021: 1810 UTC: Posn: 00:43.91S – 006:07.91E, Around 50nm SW of Sao Tome Island, Sao Tome and Principe. Alert crew onboard a LNG tanker underway noticed a skiff approaching at high speed. Alarm raised, crew mustered and SSAS activated. As the skiff closed hooks and a ladder were noticed and the pirates fired upon the tanker causing damage to the accommodation. Master increased speed and commenced evasive manoeuvres, resulting in the skiff aborting the attack and moving away. Crew and ship safe.	2021-02-08		View
017-21	28.01.2021: 1420 UTC: Posn: 01:16.15N - 104:16.72E, Singapore Straits. Ten robbers armed with knives boarded a bulk carrier underway. General alarm sounded and all crew mustered. Incident reported to VTS. All crew reported safe.	2021-01-28		View
016-21	06.01.2021: Posn: 10:18.41N – 075:33.66W, Cartagena Charlie Anchorage, Colombia. Unnoticed, robbers boarded an anchored container ship and escaped with ship’s properties. Onboard investigation revealed that the hawse pipe protection device was destroyed and the bosun store’s padlock was damaged. The Authorities were informed through local agent.	2021-01-06		View
015-20	09.01.2021: 0855 UTC: Posn: 10:15.7N – 076:22.9W, Around 45nm West of Cartagena Sea Buoy Pilot Boarding Ground, Colombia. Around ten persons in a small craft approached and boarded a drifting container ship. Alarm activated, public announcement made, crew mustered and security messages sent. Port Control instructed the ship to proceed to pilot station. The crew conducted a search and reported ship’s properties stolen. The search party also noticed that some intruders were still onboard and all crew immediately retreated into the accommodation. Upon arriving at the pilot station, a coast guard boat arrived and escorted the ship to the inner anchorage, where the police and coast guard boarded and searched the ship. Five intruders were found and detained.	2021-01-09		View
014-21	09.02.2021: 1222 UTC: Posn: 01:35N - 005:07E, Around 112NM NW of Sao Tome Island, Sao Tome and Principe. Crew onboard a product tanker underway noticed pirates boarding and retreated into the citadel. The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre immediately alerted and liaised with the operators, Regional Authorities and an international warship in the vicinity which was able to escort the tanker until an Equatorial Guinea patrol boat took over and stayed with the tanker until it was safely anchored. All crew reported safe.	2021-02-09		View
013-21	08.02.2021: 0620 UTC: Posn: 00:51.43S - 007:20.20E, Around 83nm WSW of Port Gentil, Gabon. A fishing vessel with fourteen crew onboard was boarded and hijacked by pirates. The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre liaised with regional authorities and international warship in the region. The hijacked fishing vessel was later intercepted by Gabon Authorities on the 12 February 2021. Nine crew members were reported kidnapped earlier and the remaining five crew members sailed the vessel to Gabon waters. Gabon Authorities are investigating.	2021-02-08		View
012-21	08.02.2021: 0444 UTC: Posn: 00:59.8S – 007:32.3E, Around 75nm WSW of Port Gentil, Gabon. Crew onboard a drifting tanker noticed a mother vessel launching a skiff with four persons, which approached at high speed. Master raised the alarm, increased speed, took evasive manoeuvres and non-essential crew mustered in the citadel. The skiff managed to come alongside the vessel but due to the hardening measures taken by the Master, the boarding was avoided. Crew and tanker reported safe.	2021-02-08		View
011-21	06.02.2021: 2254 UTC: Posn: 02:00.02N - 008:15.02E, Around 50nm NE of Principe Island, Sao Tome and Principe. Eight armed pirates boarded a product tanker underway. Alert crew noticed the pirates and retreated into the citadel. The pirates damaged communication and navigation equipment. Upon hearing of the incident the IMB PRC immediately alerted and liaised with Regional Authorities including a Portuguese Navy warship. Crew managed to navigate the tanker to try and rendezvous with dispatched Cameroonian and Equatorial Guinean patrol boats. The tanker was later escorted to a safe port. All crew reported safe.	2021-02-06		View

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