A Group Of Armed Pirates Attacked A LPG Tanker Operating Supply Runs On October 29, About 101 Nautical Miles West Of Pointe Noire, Republic Of The Congo.
The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre Said That The Pirates In A Speedboat Pursued And Fired Upon The LPG Tanker, Causing The Vessel To Initiate Emergency Stop Procedures And Depart. The Master Employed Evasive Maneuvers And Increased Speed, Successfully Escaping The Pirates.
All Crew Members Are Safe.
The Attack Is Being Reported Two Days After 11 Members Of The MV Pomerenia Sky, A Container Operated By German Peter Dohle Schiffahrts, Were Kidnapped Off Nigeria. Midocean (IOM) Ltd Reported That Nine Crew Members Remained Aboard The Container Ship And Were Unharmed, According To Reuters. The Company Added That The Vessel Proceeded To Safe Waters.
A Total Of 156 Incidents Of Piracy And Armed Robbery Against Ships Were Reported To The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) In The First Nine Months Of 2018, Compared To 121 For The Same Period In 2017. The Gulf Of Guinea Accounts For 57 Of The 156 Reported Incidents, With The Majority Of These Incidents, 41, Reported In Nigeria And The Surrounding Areas.
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