Piracy
Piracy Archive 2000-2005 - Archive of reports sent to noonsite by cruisers between 2000 and 2005, relating to piracy, attempted piracy and security around the world. Piracy Reports 2006 - Reports of attacks or suspicious incidents from around the world. Piracy Reports 2007 - Reports of attacks or suspicious incidents from around the world. Piracy Reports 2008 - Reports of attacks or suspicious incidents from around the world. Piracy Reports 2009 - Latest reports of attacks or suspicious incidents from around the world. Self-defence and Deterring Attacks - Articles and personal opinions on these issues.
Piracy in North Indian Ocean and Red Sea
It has been pointed out to us that Noonsite tends to classify all piracy
attacks that occur to vessels on their way to or from the Red Sea as "Red
Sea Incidents". In recent times most incidents have occurred in the Gulf of
Aden, which is in fact outside the Red Sea. This has caused some confusion,
so from now Noonsite will refer instead to the North Indian Ocean as a
geographical area.
ONSA - For Maritime Safety in Venezuela
ONSA - the non-governmental national organization for search and rescue and maritime safety in the aquatic spaces of Venezuela – publish a "Risk Zones" map. They recommend that visiting cruisers view the map before deciding where to cruise in Venezuela. The areas where recent attacks have taken place are classed by ONSA as "High Risk Zones". View the map here.
For further details about ONSA and who to contact in case of emergency in Venezuela, view the noonsite article here.
Canadian journalist inquiring into pirate attacks
piracy@sympatico.ca
I am a Toronto-based writer currently working on a new book for major publishers in the United States and Canada about modern-day piracy. While much of the attention is focused on professional mariners, the impact on recreational sailors is something I feel very strongly should also be addressed. The situations in the southern Caribbean, Indian Ocean and SE Asia are of particular interest to me, though any other reports are greatly appreciated. Any communication can be sent to me via the above email. Daniel Sekulich.
Danger of Piracy - Guidelines for Yachts
http://www.sailing.org/28144.php
For Guidelines for yachts (published 30 April 2009) considering a
passage through the Gulf of Aden, Yemeni and Somali waters
including the NW Indian Ocean north of 15o south and west of
60o east, go to the ISAF website (linked above). Includes information on how to register for surveillance and support with the UKMTO and MSCHOA (although safe transit cannot be guaranteed), Yacht Passage Advice Form, Co-ordinates for the Internationally Recognised Transit Corridor (IRTC), advice on preparations and what to do if under attack, plus a great deal more.
IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
ICC International Maritime Bureau, PO Box 12559, 50782 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel:+ 60 3 2078 5763 Anti Piracy 24 H HELPLINE Tel : ++ 60 3 2031 0014, Fax:+ 60 3 2078 5769
http://www.icc-ccs.org/main/index.php, IMBKL@icc-ccs.org
Created in 1992, the centre is based in Kuala Lumpur and maintains a round-the-clock watch on the world’s shipping lanes, reporting pirate attacks to local law enforcement and issuing warnings about piracy hotspots to shipping. Publish Piracy Alerts and weekly Reports on their website.
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
http://www.imo.org/
Here you can access monthly reports on piracy and armed robbery against ships. Click on human element/maritime security/piracy & armed robbery against ships/reports.
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Maritime Safety Information
http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime/
Here you can access the weekly Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping Message (click on ONI Reports) as well as conduct regional historical data pulls via the Anti-Shipping Activity Message database (click
on ASAM Search).
Noonsite is prepared to act as a point of contact for anyone wishing to join other yachts in a convoy. Anyone interested should send an email to info@noonsite.com
(subject: Convoy) with details of their yacht, average speed under sail and motor, details of crew, proposed route and dates, present location and a contact email address.
For details of current convoys see General/Convoys & Cruising in Company/Convoys page for messages from interested yachts.
Richard H. Donaldson-Alves, net controller of the daily South East Asia Radio Net, will act as a point of contact and broadcast a daily security report as well as a weather forecast for the yachts sailing through the area concerned.
Richard Donaldson-Alves, Net Controller. Maritime Mobile Net, SE Asia,
14,323Mhz @ 0025hrs.Zulu daily and WX @ 0055hrs.Zulu daily. For more information go here.
Yachtsmen contemplating making the passage through the Gulf of Aden and forming a convoy, are advised by ISAF of the following; "It has long been common practice for yachts intending to transit the GoA to
form small informal convoys in either Djibouti, Aden or Salalah. It is
emphasized that this is a decision for individual skippers but the military forces
support this concept. If the convoy approach is to be followed it is suggested
that there is a limit of no more than five vessels in any one convoy. This is
because vessels will need to keep close to one another if they are to offer any
protection through numbers, and close station-keeping for the duration of the
voyage through the GoA may prove a strain particularly if short-handed". Details of how to register your convoy with the UKMTO and MSCHOA can be found here.
To view an excellent graphic of recent pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean off the East Coast of Somalia, supplied by the US Navy, go to the Cruiser Log Website. This does require registering for free with the website.
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No other danger has marred the beauty of cruising more than the threat of piracy, whether on the high seas or in coastal waters. Indeed it is a risk that mariners have had to confront for many thousands of years, and the good news is that as far as attacks on pleasure boats are concerned incidents in recent years have been mercifully few in numbers. The situation is very different when it comes to big ships, which have seen a steady increase in piracy incidents in recent years.
Hot spots for reported piracy attacks on any kind of shipping are well known, and undoubtedly the main reason why there have been so few victims amongst cruising sailors is that they have heeded the warnings and avoided such areas as the Sulu Sea and other troubled areas in both the Philippines and Indonesia, the coast of Somalia or the vicinity of Socotra Island.
Unfortunately the maritime authorities are more concerned with attacks on commercial shipping and do not regard attacks on pleasure craft as a high priority or even to be their responsibility. This is reflected in the absence of hard information about attacks on yachts on most internet sites dealing with piracy.
Noonsite will assist in coordinating the movements of any cruising boats sailing through a known piracy area, especially those planning to head for the Red Sea in the following months. Anyone wishing to form or join a convoy should contact us .
Cape Verdes Thefts And Yacht Boarding - A Problem Cured?
Piracy around the Seychelles - Our Departure Convoy
Security Corridor from Oman to Aden, Yemen
Gulf of Aden's Pirate Zone (how yachts are getting through)
Fancy a sail in the Caribbean? Read this.
Pirate Attack Gulf of Aden: Advice on Who to Contact and What to Do
The Use of the AIS System
Caribbean: Reported Crime Incidents Against Yachts, 2005-2008
French Mercenaries Sign E100m Deal with Somalia
Pirates Desert Malacca Straits for African Waters
Piracy: a strategy against the worst cases
Chris Doyle Responds To "Yacht Attack At St Vincent"
Mediterranean to Singapore: Cruising Report
An Analysis of Piracy Attacks
Update On Gulf of Aden Piracy
Sailing From Asia To The Med Can Be Trouble-Free
Piracy: useful contacts
Authorities and Yachts Liaise Over Cruising The Colombian Coast
Maritime Asset Security and Training (MAST) Is Noonsite June 06 Sponsor Of The Month
Report of other pirate attacks in Venezuela 2003-2005
Convoys As Protection: Do They Work?
Concern Over Recent Piracy Attacks off Somalia
Gulf Of Aden Attacks In Well-Defined Area
Tips On How To Spot A Pirate
Piracy in the Gulf of Aden: thoughts on human traffickers / pirates
IMO calls for UN action on Somali pirates
Pirates near Yemen update
US Embassy Advice to US Citizens Travelling To Yemen
False Perceptions Of Piracy Against Yachts In Asia
Recent Piracy Attacks
Venezuelan Rescue & Maritime Safety Organisation
Recommended Procedures
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4535677.stm
Latest BBC news item on piracy plus links to previous stories.
Caribbean Safety and Security Net
http://www.safetyandsecuritynet.com, SVSecondM@aol.com
SSB 8104.0 at 1215 UTC. Island by island information on all security incidents, piracy, theft etc.
Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa
http://www.hoa.centcom.mil/index2.asp
The Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa or CJTF-HOA conducts unified action in the combined joint operations area of the Horn of Africa to prevent conflict, promote regional stability, and protect Coalition interests in order to prevail against extremism.
Cruiser Log Forum
http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums
Regional forum including Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
Dangerous Waters
by John Burnett
www.modernpiracy.com
The author says of this book: "a book about merchant ships and terrorism post 9-11 from the point of view of intelligence agencies, the shipping industry and first person, an ex-merchant seaman. And always from the POV of a cruising sailor."
East Africa Forum
www.eastafricaforum.net
News from the Horn of Africa with specific news about pirate attacks and piracy issues.
Graphic of Pirate Attacks in the Gulf of Aden & Indian Ocean off E. Coast of Somalia
http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9746
To view this graphic on the Cruiser Log Website requires website registration which is free.
Klaus Hympendahl
http://www.yachtpiracy.org, KHympendahl@compuserve.com
Klaus Hympendahl, author of the book PIRATES ABOARD!, is interested in hearing from anyone who has video footage of attacks or attempted attacks on yachts. Yacht Piracy Information Centre: http://www.yachtpiracy.org
Northwest Caribbean Radio Net
http://nwcaribbean.net/security.html
Piracy Website
www.potrof.co.uk
Report From Pirate Alley
Pantaenius Website
http://www.pantaenius.co.uk/report_pirate_alley_de_en.html
Yacht Piracy Information Centre
http://www.yachtpiracy.org
Following publication of his book PIRATES ABOARD!, Klaus Hympendahl has set up this website with the intention to provide as much information as possible, like the dangerous areas and how to avoid them.
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