Monday, 16 April 2012

PIRACY ATTACK NO: 116 - 12

Date : 14th April 2012
Type of vessel : Crude tanker
Location Detail : Gulf of Aden
Type of Attack : Attempted

Narrations : On 14.04.2012 / 0145 UTC, Posn 14 18 N, 052 51 E, Gulf of Aden

D/O onboard a tanker underway noticed two skiffs being launched from a mother ship. The Skiffs started approaching the vessel. Onboard security team alerted. Master raised alarm, fired two rocket flares and altered away from the vessel. The skiffs later aborted and moved back towards the mother vessel.

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