Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Attack Data
Blow by Blow
The full story of the rescue of the hijacked freighter “Montecristo” has emerged after a statement to the BBC by Captain Gerry Northwood regarding the
More Attack Data
Foreign Attacks
Foreign security agencies launched an attack at a pirates’ base situated a few miles from the Kenya-Somalia border, killing and injuring several unknown suspected pirates.
Nick of Time
The daring rescue to free a hijacked ship from the clutches of pirates arrived in the nick of time. The Royal Navy sprang into action after finding an SOS message in ...
Rolling Total
According to the latest updated 2011 Reported Maritime Security Incidents – The MSR Rolling Total currently stands at: 506 total number of incidents as at 30 Sep 11 344 incidents of piracy ...
Stat Attack
Over 260 pirate attacks were witnessed on world's seas in the first six months of the year, most of them by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea. However the number of hijacks ...
Tactical Fears
There have been concerns raised about what could be seen as a new pirate tactic, that of swarming. In a Red Sea attack the IMB reported that 12 skiffs had attacked ...
Rolling Total
According to the latest updated 2011 Reported Maritime Security Incidents – The MSR Rolling Total currently stands at: • 423 total number of incidents as at 31 Jul 11 • 301 incidents ...
Attack Foiled
The Indian Navy warship "Godavari" foiled a pirate attack on a Greek merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden when it launched a helicopter and marine commandoes forcing eight Somali ...
Data Disrupted
In developments which are causing concern to the scientific community, pirates have been attacking research vessels and shooting up a number of research buoys. This has had a devastating effect on ...
Going Up
Attacks on the world's seas are soaring as armed and dangerous pirates become increasingly emboldened, seizing more ships than before and taking even bigger risks. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) ...« Previous Page — Next Page »