Tag: Attack
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Conservationists Aboard Two Sea Shepherd Vessels in Gulf of California Attacked In Incident Similar to Last Month
March 03: Conservationists and federal inspectors were assailed by fishermen who hurled Molotov cocktails and fishing net weights at them Tuesday as they carried out surveillance operations in a protected […]
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Shots Fired on Container Vessel off Nigeria
February 21: Reports that the container vessel IRENES RESOLVE (IMO #9227273) came under attack on Friday while underway at 17.1 knots in approx. posn. 02:49.3N – 004:40.5E, approx. 130nm SW […]
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Conservationists Shot At By Poachers During Gulf of California Patrol
February 08, 10:00 LT: Conservationists and authorities on board a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel came under gunfire in the upper Gulf of California on Saturday while on a voyage […]
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Bulk Carrier Attacked and Boarded in Gulf of Guinea; Crew Safe
December 30, 01:30 UTC: The bulk carrier VINALINES MIGHTY (IMO #9335458) was reportedly attacked while underway between Duala, Cameroon and Greenville, Liberia (approx posn. 01 55.8N 004 45.6E). UNCONFIRMED reports […]
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Attempted Attack by Speedboat Carrying 10 Armed Men in Gulf of Guinea
December 28, 09:05 UTC: The LNG LOKOJA was reportedly attacked while in transit in position 0119N, 00602E (approx. 195NM WNW of Libreville, Gabon). The vessel was attacked by one speedboat […]
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Initial Reports of Attack on Survey Vessel in Bab el Mandeb Strait
November 19: According to initial reports, unidentified assailants fired on a survey vessel from the shore at 1845 hrs local time during an operation off Mayyun Island in the Bab […]
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Successful Boarding Near Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; At Least 7 Crew Abducted
November 25: The below incident was updated to add further details, including vessel type, name, and information on crew kidnapping. November 20: Confirmed reports that the supply vessel WARDEN, chartered […]
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Houthi Rebels Release Seized Korean and Saudi Vessels and All 16 Crew
November 20: Sixteen crew members, including two South Koreans, who were held when their three vessels were seized by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels at the weekend have been freed, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. “The vessels and crew […]
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Hijacking Off The Coast of Yemen’s Kamaran Island; Crew Kidnapped
November 20 UPDATE: Houthi rebels released all three vessels and 16 crew seized in the below-described incident. November 17: A Saudi-flagged tugboat, the RABIGH 3, was towing a South Korean […]
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Offshore Supply Vessel Near Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico Attacked; 2 Crew Wounded During Armed Robbery
November 11: Italian offshore supply ship REMAS with 35 people on board was attacked by approx. 7-8 armed pirates in two fast boats in the Gulf of Mexico, north of […]