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Weekly Piracy Incident Summary 10th – 17th January 2011
Starting on 17 January 2011, a weekly update will be published on the website every
Monday afternoon covering incidents (attacks / piratings) over the previous 7 days. Further
information can be obtained from the EU NAVFOR Media Team.
Date VESSEL NAME Approximate Position of Attack
Attack Summary / Defence Used
Pirated / Safe
10 Jan 11 MV ORIENT CRUSADER Southern Red Sea 1 X Skiff. Small arms fired at vessel. BMP. Evasive manoeuvres . Attack aborted.
Safe
11 Jan 11 MV BARBAROSA 400 Nm E of Salalah, Oman 1 X Skiff. Evasive manoeuvres. BMP. Attack aborted.
Safe
11 Jan 11 MV ALPINE PERSEFONE 700 Nm E of Socotra 1 X Skiff. Boarding attempted. BMP. Water hoses used. Attack aborted.
Safe
12 Jan 11 MV LEOPARD 250 Nm SE Salalah 2 X Skiffs. Small arms fired at vessel. Pirates boarded.
Vessel Safe. 6 X Crew removed to pirate vessel.
13 Jan 11 MV NEW FORTUNER 250 Nm SE Salalah 1 X Skiff. Small arms / RPG fired at vessel. BMP. Evasive manoeuvres. Attack aborted
Safe
14 Jan 11 MV LE LI 250 Nm SE Salalah 1 X Skiff. Small arms fired. MV returned fire. Attack aborted.
Safe
14 Jan 11 MV FORMOSA PETRO 600 Nm E Salalah 1 X Skiff. BMP. Evasive manoeuvres. Attack aborted.
Safe
15 Jan 11 MV SMERALDO 400 Nm E Salalah 1 X Skiff. Pirates boarded. Crew entered Citadel. Pirates left vessel before Naval forces arrived on scene.
Safe
15 Jan 11 MV SAMHO JEWELRY 400 Nm SE Muscat No details held. Pirated
15 Jan 11 MV RUDEEF GNA Gulf of Aden 1 X Skiff. MV returned fire & repelled attack.
Safe
16 Jan 11 MV SEACREST 450 Nm SE Salalah 1 X Skiff. No more details. Safe
17 Jan 11 MV EAGLE 450 Nm SE Salalah 1 X Skiff. RPG and small arms fired.
Pirated
17 Jan 11 MV COURIER 390 Nm East Salalah 1 X Skiff. RPG and small arms fired. BMP. Blackout. Attack aborted.
Safe
No of Attacks = 11, No of Pirated = 2 Total Incidents = 13
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Weekly Piracy Incident Summary 18th – 25th January 2011
Further information can be obtained from the EU NAVFOR Media Team.
Date Vessel Name Approximate Position of Attack
Attack Summary / Defence Used
Pirated / Safe
18 Jan 11 MV LUCKY VISHIP 270 Nm S Muscat 2 x skiffs. Small arms fired.
No further details. Safe
18 Jan 11 MV ADVANTAGE 220 NM SO Harardheere 1 x skiff. Small arms fired.
MV Returned fire. Safe
19 Jan 11 MV HOEGH OSLO 630 NM O Socatra 3 x skiff. Small arms fired /
RPG Safe
20 Jan 11 MV TORM KRISTINA 380 NM O Oman 1 x skiff. Small arms fired
RPG Safe
20 Jan 11 MV JBU OSLO 110 NM S Mukalla 1 x skiff. Small arms fired.
MV Returned fire. Safe
20 Jan 11 MV ARIANA 320 NM SO Salalah Mothership behind/1x skiff
Vessel was hit by 6 RPG Safe
20 Jan 11 MV KHALED MUHIEDDINE K 330 NM SO Salalah No further details. Pirated
20 Jan 11 BUNGA LAUREL 350 NM O Oman
5 Pirates boarded Vessel. Crew in citadel.
Boarding team retaken vessel
Pirated/Liberated Safe
21 Jan 11 MV SAMHO JEWELRY 400 Nm SE Muscat Boarding team retaken vessel, killed 8 pirates. All
crew of M/V safe
Pirated/Liberated Safe
21 Jan 11 MV ZHEN HUA 26 670 NM NO Socatra 2 x skiff. fired RPG Safe
22 Jan 11 25 Jan 11
MV BELUGA NOMINATION 280 NM S Seychelles 1 x skiff. Small arms fired Pirated
No of Attacks = 8, No of Pirated = 2 Total Incidents = 11
No of released=1