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

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

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