![]() ![]() A bulk carrier reported a skiff with armed persons and a ladder approaching it while underway in the Gulf of Aden. Gulf of Adenĭuring the first three months of 2021, there was only one incident of reported piracy around Somalia. The IMB PRC commends the Coastal response agencies and independent international navies tasked in the Region for actively responding to reported incidents and encourages their continued efforts in making the GoG waters safer for the seafarers. In another incident, a fishing vessel hijacked on 8 February 2021 was used by pirates as a mother vessel to facilitate other attacks. The furthest recorded kidnapping occurred on 11 March 2021 when pirates kidnapped 15 crew from a Maltese flagged Chemical Tanker, 212nm south of Cotonou, Benin. Only improved knowledge sharing channels and increased collaboration between maritime response authorities will reduce the risk to seafarers in the region.” “It’s critical that seafarers remain cautious and vigilant when travelling in nearby waters and report all incidents to the Regional Authorities and the IMB PRC. “Pirates operating within the Gulf of Guinea are well-equipped to attack further away from shorelines and are unafraid to take violent action against innocent crews” warns IMB Director Michael Howlett. In addition, the region accounted for all 40 kidnapped crew incidents, as well as the sole crew fatality, according to IMB. The Gulf of Guinea continues to be particularly dangerous for seafarers with 43% of all reported piracy incidents occurring in the region. A crew member was also killed in Q1 2021. Since the start of 2021, 40 crew have been kidnapped compared to 22 crew in Q1 2020. ![]() In the first three months of 2021, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) reported 33 vessels boarded, two attempted attacks, two vessels fired upon, and one vessel hijacked.ĭespite a drop in the number of reported piracy incidents for Q1 2021, violence against crew is on the rise in comparison to previous years. IMB’s latest global piracy report records 38 incidents since the start of 2021 – compared with 47 incidents during the same period last year. The Gulf of Guinea accounted for nearly half (43%) of all reported piracy incidents in the first three months of 2021, according to the latest figures from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). ![]()
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