gulf of aden – Officer of the Watch

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

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

Monthly Piracy Report November 2012

December 20, 2012 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

Total Attacks Worldwide: 278
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 27
Total Incidents in Somalia: 71
Total Hijackings in Somalia: 13
Total Hostages in Somalia: 212
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 9
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 147

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

Monthly Piracy Report October 2012

November 13, 2012 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

Total Attacks Worldwide: 252
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 26
Total Incidents in Somalia: 71
Total Hijackings in Somalia: 13
Total Hostages in Somalia: 212
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 9
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 154

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

Monthly Piracy Report September 2012

October 9, 2012 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

Total Attacks Worldwide: 225
Total Hijackings Worldwide: 24
Total Incidents in Somalia: 70
Total Hijackings in Somalia: 13
Total Hostages in Somalia: 212
Vessels held by Somali Pirates: 11
Hostages held by Somali Pirates: 188

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

UKHO Admiralty Maritime Security Planning Charts

September 5, 2012 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has published chart Q6099 Anti-Piracy Planning Chart – Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea for a number of years. This chart has now been incorporated into a new series of Maritime Security Planning Charts (Q Series).