Piracy and armed robery against ships

Latest weekly update 16.12.10
Συνημμένο Αρχείο 119434

and monthly overview 16/11-15/12/2010
Συνημμένο Αρχείο 119435

After a silence period we are back with weekly update 13-13/01/11

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 121095


and monthly update 20/12/10 - 19/01/11

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 121096

Weekly and monthly updates!

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 122452

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 122451

Already the high risk area exxtending as far as 10th paralel to the south and 78th meridian to east. The new feature is that navigation is naot safe even in approaches of the gulf of Oman as we shaw from recent incidents. Here is relevant statement from INTERTANKOQ

Piracy strangling shipping lanes - potential to disrupt oil flows Published: 10 February 2011 16:38 Updated: 10 February 2011 17:08

The hijacking by pirates of 2 million barrels of Kuwaiti crude oil destined for the U.S. in a large Greek tanker in the middle of the main sea lanes coming from the Middle East Gulf marks a significant shift in the impact of the piracy crisis in the Indian Ocean.

The Irene SLΆs cargo of Kuwaiti crude oil represents nearly 20% (one fifth) of total U.S. daily crude oil imports. This one cargo is 12% of all oil coming out of the Middle East Gulf each day, and 5% of total daily world seaborne oil supply.

The piracy situation is now spinning out of control into the entire Indian Ocean right to the top of the Arabian Sea over 1,000 miles from the coast of Somalia. This rapid expansion has been accomplished through the piratesΆ use of motherships.

If piracy in the Indian Ocean is left unabated, it will strangle these crucial shipping lanes with the potential to severely disrupt oil flows to the U.S. and to the rest of the world.

We need to see a significant increase in government ΅willΆ to eradicate piracy in the Indian Ocean and not just contain it.

Statement made by INTERTANKO's Managing Director, Joe Angelo in response to the hijacking of the VLCC Irene SL on 10.02.11 in the northern part of the Indian Ocean/Arabian Sea more than 1,000 miles from Somalia

Find attached the IMO Circular letter No.3164 of 14 February 2011 about the proposed action plan against piracy.

Latest update as of 24 February 2011

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 124592

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 124591

Latest udate dated 03.03.11 we report with some delay ...

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 125684


Συνημμένο Αρχείο 125683

After a month of silence we are back with updated information as of 7th April:

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 129033

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 129034

Weekly udates as of 14.04.11

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 129670

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 129669

Last update February 7 2012.

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 137473

Συνημμένο Αρχείο 137474