Recent Pirate Activity (to 3 September 2011)

Recent Pirate Attack Numbers Relate to Reports Below (NATO Shipping Center)

NATO Shipping Center reports on recent pirate activity, including attack on September 3, 2011, Alert 215:

Alert number 215 / 2011	03/09/2011 11:05	2145N	06031E	Attacked	At 0949 UTC a merchant vessel is currently under attack by 2 skiffs with 5 POB and weapons have been fired in position 21 45N 060 31E
Alert 214 / 2011	23/08/2011 06:15	13 08N	049 11E	Attacked	At 230541 AUG UTC a merchant vessel was reported under attack by 1 skiff in position 1308 N 04911 E. Skiff had 5 POB. ***This vessel managed to evade hijack*** The Pirate attack group is still in the area.
Alert 213 / 2011	21/08/2011 14:55	1609N	05336E	Attacked	---UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE--- ***This vessel has been attacked*** At 1454 UTC 21 AUG a merchant vessel was reported under attacked by pirates in position 16 09 N 053 36 E.  ***This vessel managed to evade hijack*** The Pirate action group is still in the area.
Alert 213 / 2011	20/08/2011 01:50	1654N	05403E	Pirated	---WARNING WARNING WARNING--- ***This vessel has been hijacked*** At 0150 UTC 20 AUG a merchant vessel was reported Hijacked by pirates in position 16 54 N 054 03 E.
Alert 212 / 2011	12/08/2011 14:30	14 34N	042 23E	Attacked	Reference previous Alert number 211 / 2011. At 1427 UTC a merchant vessel was reported under attack by 2 skiffs in position 14 34 N 042 23 E. ***Vessel is SAFE*** ***This vessel managed to evade hijack*** The Pirate action group is still in the area.
Alert 210 / 2011	11/08/2011 11:20	15 09N	41 55E	Attacked	Alert update 209/2011 1120 UTC Merchant vessel reported under attack in position 1509N 04155E ***This Vessel Manged to evade Hijack**** Pirate action group still in the area.
Alert 209 / 2011	11/08/2011 11:10	15 08N	041 56E	Attacked	Merchant vessel under attack, posn 1508N 04156E at 111115Z.  2 skiffs with unknown number of POB fired small arms at vessel.  Vessels are warned that if passing through this area they are to exercise extreme caution.
Alert 208 / 2011	09/08/2011 02:50	13 08 N	048 14E	Attacked	At 090249 UTC/ 09 AUG a merchant vessel under attack by pirates / 1 skiff in pos 13 08 N 048 14 E ,5 POB, weapons fired. ***This vessel managed to evade hijack. Vessel is safe*** The Pirate action group is still in the area
Alert 207 / 2011	06/08/2011 15:20	1302 N	04307 E	Approached	At 1520 UTC on 6 Aug 2011 a merchant vessel was reportd under attack by 12 skiffs in position 1302N 04307E. ***This vessel managed to evade hijack*** The Pirate action group is still in the area.
Alert 206 / 2011	26/07/2011 21:10	13 29N	042 57E	Attacked	Jul 26 2011 Latitude: 13'29 N Longitude: 042' 57E   Alert 206/11   At 2109 UTC on 25 Jul 11 a merchant vessel was reported under attack by 4 skiffs in position.  The attacking skiffs were firing at the vessel.   ***This vessel managed to evade hijack***   The Pirate Attack Group is still in the area
Alert 205 / 2011	22/07/2011 10:30	12 56N	048 30E	Attacked	At 1029 GMT / 22 JUL / a merchant vessel was attacked by 1 skiff. **The vessel managed to evade hijack.** The Pirate Attack Group is still in the area
Warning	21/07/2011 11:20	13 29N	042 36E	Attacked	Vessel "MV F Blue" was attacked by armed skiff at approximately 1118Z. Skiff in F BLUE attack described as white hull with red zig zag on side of vessel. Skiff was reported having 8 persons on board. Last position of skiff 1330N 04235E.
Alert 204 / 2011	20/07/2011 15:45	13 27N	042 39E	Attacked	On 20 JUL 2011 at 1548 UTC, a merchant vessel was fired upon by 6 pirates in a skiff at position 1327 N 04239E. *** Vessel managed to evade hijack *** The Pirate Action Group is still in the area.