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Monthly Piracy Report August 2013

September 5, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

On a monthly basis the Officer of the Watch Blog publishes a report regarding maritime piracy incidents. The report focuses mainly in vessels of the Merchant Navy (Bulk Carrier, Chemical Tankers, Containerships etc). Up until the date this report is being published the figures of maritime piracy related incidents worldwide is as follows:

Total Incidents Worldwide: 176
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 10
Somali related Incidents: 10
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 4
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 57
Nigeria related Incidents: 28

A PDF version of this post is also available by clicking the following link in order to download OOW Piracy Monthly Report for August 2013. The PDF version of this report can be also found in the OOW profile in Scribd by clicking HERE.

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Filed Under: PIRACY REPORT Tagged With: armed robbery, gulf of aden, IMB, piracy, somalia, west africa

ReCAAP Half Yearly Report for 2013

August 14, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

Last month ReCAAP ISC released its half yearly report for 2013. The overall situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia during the first half of 2013 has improved. A total of 57 incidents comprising 54 actual incidents and three attempted incidents, were reported during the period of January-June 2013 compared to 64 incidents reported during the same period in 2012.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: armed robbery, piracy, ReCAAP, Safety & Quality

Monthly Piracy Report July 2013

August 7, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

All information presented below are retrieved from ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) and IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System. Information are being updated on a monthly basis.

Total Incidents Worldwide: 143
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 2
Somali related Incidents: 9
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 4
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 68
Nigeria related Incidents: 22

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Filed Under: PIRACY REPORT Tagged With: armed robbery, gulf of aden, IMB, piracy, somalia, west africa

Monthly Piracy Report June 2013

July 15, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

All information presented below are retrieved from ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) and IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System. Information are being updated on a monthly basis.

Total Incidents Worldwide: 143
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 7
Somali related Incidents: 9
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 4
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 68
Nigeria related Incidents: 22

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Filed Under: PIRACY REPORT Tagged With: armed robbery, gulf of aden, IMB, piracy, somalia, west africa

Monthly Piracy Report May 2013

June 4, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

All information presented below are retrieved from ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) and IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System. Information are being updated on a monthly basis.

Total Incident Worldwide: 106
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 4
Somali related Incidents: 7
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 5
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 71
Nigeria related Incidents: 19

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Filed Under: PIRACY REPORT Tagged With: armed robbery, gulf of aden, IMB, piracy, somalia, west africa

Monthly Piracy Report April 2013

May 2, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

All information presented below are retrieved from ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) and IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System. Information are being updated on a monthly basis.

Total Attacks Worldwide: 76
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 4
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 5
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 77

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Filed Under: PIRACY REPORT Tagged With: armed robbery, gulf of aden, IMB, piracy, somalia, west africa

Monthly Piracy Report March 2013

March 28, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

All information presented below are retrieved from ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) and IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System. Information are being updated on a monthly basis.

Total Attacks Worldwide: 47
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 3
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 5
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 65

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Filed Under: PIRACY REPORT Tagged With: armed robbery, gulf of aden, IMB, piracy, somalia, west africa

Monthly Piracy Report February 2013

February 28, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

All information presented below are retrieved from ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) and IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System. Information are being updated on a monthly basis.

Total Attacks Worldwide: 43
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 3
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 7
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 113

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Filed Under: PIRACY REPORT Tagged With: armed robbery, gulf of aden, IMB, piracy, somalia, west africa

Monthly Piracy Report January 2013

January 31, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

All information presented below are retrieved from ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) and are being updated on a monthly basis. For up to date live and accurate information please refer to ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) website.

Total Attacks Worldwide: 297
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 28
Total Incidents in Somalia: 75
Total Hijackings in Somalia: 14
Total Hostages in Somalia: 250
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 8
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 127