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MARITIME PIRACY MONTHLY REPORT

NOVEMBER 2013

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INTRODUCTORY NOTES
OnamonthlybasistheOfficeroftheWatchBlogpublishesareportregardingmaritimepiracyincidents. The report focuses mainly in vessels of the Merchant Navy (Bulk Carrier, Chemical Tankers, Containerships etc). Although the numbers of maritime piracy incidents have decreased the last few years, still the problem remains and increased vigilance should be shown by crew of vessels travelling throughpiracyinfestedwaters. The aim of this report is to highlight piracy related incidents and give background information on what has happened in each one of them. Such information might be useful to persons involved in the maritimeindustrysinceitmaybeusedasreferenceonattackpatterns/tacticsbeingfollowedbypirates. The information contained in this report has been compiled from data available in the websites of the followingorganizations: ICCCommercialCrimeServices(CCS) IMOGlobalIntegratedShippingInformationSystem USOfficeofNavalIntelligence(ONI) Active links to the abovementioned websites are being given at the end of this publication along with additionalreferencesrelatedtomaritimepiracy. Foranyqueries,suggestionsorfeedbackregardingthepresentpublicationpleasecontactusbysending adirectmessagetoinfo@officerofthewatch.com. This publication was written, developed and prepared by Nikos Kairis, Naval Architect & Marine Engineer involved in ships repairs, newbuildings and merchant ships inspections, and Maria Papadopoulou, undergraduate student of Maritime Studies. More information on the officerofthewatch.cominitiativecanbefoundattheendofthisdocument.

TheOfficeroftheWatchBlogwouldliketothankSURITECfortheirpermissiontoincludeinformation containedinSURITECsmonthlyreporttothismonthsOOWMaritimePiracyReport:

Suritec. The Company was established in 2001 by a group of professionals with the goal ofapplyingourbackgroundandexpertiseinknowledgemanagementandintelligenceto develop software and other technology solutions. Suritecs present clients range from government departments, parastatals, commercial companies in the mining and retail sector to specialized crime and risk prevention consultancies. Suritec issues monthlyMaritime Piracy Reports summarizing events related to maritime piracy. We would like to thankSuritecand Mrs. Lydelle Joubert for their kind permission to include partoftheirreportintheOOWMonthlyMaritimePiracyReport.

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MARITIME PIRACY INCIDENTS OVERVIEW

Up until the date this report is being published the figures of maritime piracy related incidents worldwideareasfollows: TotalIncidentsWorldwide 234 TotalHijackingsWorldwide 12 SomalirelatedIncidents 13 NigeriarelatedIncidents: 30

The overview of the piracy related incidents in areas where they occurred during last month is presented below. The regions/areas mentioned below are the same areas that are being mentioned withintheUSONImonthlyreport(NorthAmerica,WestAfrica,PersianGulfetc.).

OOW Maritime Piracy Monthly Report NOVEMBER 2013

TOTAL INCIDENTS 2 6 15

TYPES OF VESSELS INVOLVED

WEST AFRICA INDIAN OCEAN / EAST AFRICA SOUTH EAST ASIA

Oil Tanker (1), Tug (1) Containership (1), Oil Tanker (3), Chemical Tanker (1), N/A (1) N/A (2), Tug (1), Oil Tanker (7), Bulk Carrier (2), LPG Tanker (3)

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Figureabove:AttacksEastAfricaandtheHRZNovember2013(source:Suritec)

Figureabove:IncidentsinWestAfricaNovember2013(source:Suritec)
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Figureabove:IncidentsSoutheastAsiaNovember2013(source:Suritec)

Figureabove:IncidentsinSouthAmericaNovember2013(source:Suritec)

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PIRACY & ARMED ROBBERY INCIDENTS DETAILS

# INCIDENT INFORMATION 1. Vesseltype:Containership Flag:N/A GRT:5850 Date:02/11/2013Time:0330LT Position:2140.00'N808.01'E,Sagar Anchorage,India,IndianOcean 2. Vesseltype:N/A Flag:MarshallIslands GRT:8689 Date:04/11/2013Time:1230LT Position:354.00'N9846.00'E, BelawanAnchorage,Indonesia,South ChinaSea 3. Vesseltype:Oiltanker Flag:HongKong,China GRT:29578 Date:06/11/2013Time:0330LT Position:540.00'S4659.00'E,Kenya, EastAfrica INCIDENT NARRATION 15armedrobbersboardedananchoredship.OOW noticed the robbers stole ship's store and raised thealarm.Seeingalertedcrewtherobbersjumped overboardandescaped.

4. Vesseltype:Tug Flag:Singapore GRT:152 Date:06/11/2013Time:1245LT Position:121.25'N10423.60'E,1.6 NMNNEofHorsburghLight,Malaysia, SouthChinaSea 5. Vesseltype:OilTanker Flag:Panama GRT:1981 Date:07/11/2013Time:0330LT Position:120.00'N10318.00'E, Around7.3nmWestofPulauKukup, Malaysia,SouthChinaSea

Duty crew on board an anchored tanker spotted twoboatsnearby.Robbersattemptedtoboardthe tanker via anchor chain but alert crew thwarted theboarding.Thesecondboatwashiddennearthe propeller and the crew could not chase them away with fire hoses. The propeller was turned on resultingintherobbersmovingaway. One skiff with five heavily armed pirates approached a product tanker while underway. Alarmwasraised,crewalerted,firepumpsstarted, speed increased, evasive manoeuvres made, SSAS alert activated and authorities were informed. The pirates fired at the tanker and the armed security onboardreturnedfire.Theskiffabortedtheattack andmovedaway. Barge LKH 8338 was being towed by Singapore registered Tug Boat Kim Hock Tug 2. The unauthorised boarding by around 20 personal took placeatLat0121.25NandLong10423.6E(about 1.6nmx335degfromHorsburghlighthouse.

6. Vesseltype:Bulkcarrier

Ten pirates armed with guns and knives boarded and hijacked a product tanker underway. They tied upallthecrewmembersandheldthemhostagein one cabin. Later they ordered the Master to steer the ship to a pre designated position. Another unknown orange hull tanker came alongside and the pirates forced the C/O and the bosun to use the cargo pumps and valves and the mooring winches to transfer the oil into the unknown tanker. At around 1600LT the pirates disembarked aftertransferringandstealingallthegasoil.Before leaving, the pirates also stole crew personal belongings. Six robbers armed with knives boarded an
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INCIDENT INFORMATION Flag:MarshallIslands GRT:30000 Date:08/11/2013Time:0225LT Position:143.00'S11638.00'E,Adang BayAnchorage,Indonesia,SouthChina Sea 7. Vesseltype:LPGtanker Flag:Panama GRT:3419 Date:08/11/2013Time:0250LT Position:GasPVCPhucThaiJetty,GoDau, VietNam,SouthChinaSea 8. Vesseltype:LPGtanker Flag:Panama GRT:3419 Date:08/11/2013Time:0320LT Position:1031.20'N10710.90'E,At BerthGASPVCPHUCThaiJetty 9. Vesseltype:OilTanker Flag:Denmark GRT:29242 Date:09/11/2013Time:1400UTC Position:719.80'S4836.70'E,Around 277nmNNWofMadagascar,Somalia, EastAfrica # INCIDENT NARRATION anchoredship.ThedutyA/Bfoundtherobbersand alerted the D/O who raised the alarm resulting in therobbersescapingemptyhanded.

Three robbers armed with a gun and knives boarded a berthed LPG tanker. The alert crew sounded the alarm and all crew mustered. Seeing crew alertness the robbers escaped with ship's stores in a waiting wooden boat along with their twoaccomplices.Portcontrolinformed. Five robbers (three boarded the vessel while two were standby in the wooden motor boat nearby) armed with knives and pistol boarded the vessel through fire wire rigged at the forecastle deck starboardbow. About five to six pirates armed with rifles in a skiff approached a chemical tanker underway. OOW raised the alarm and the armed security team on board fired rocket flares followed by warning shots. The skiff closed in to a distance of 200meters and fired upon the tanker. Master increased speed, activated SSAS, sent distress message,firehosesactivatedandthenonessential crew mustered in the citadel. The on board security team exchanged fire with the pirates resultingintheskiffabortingtheattack. Seven robbers boarded an anchored tanker unnoticedandenteredtheengineroom.Dutyoiler noticed the robbers during his routine rounds and informed the duty engineer who raised the alarm. Seeing the alerted crew the robbers escaped with shipsstores.Allcrewsafe. Duty OOW on board an anchored chemical tanker noticed a small wooden boat near the vessel. He informed the crew members who searched the vessel and noticed a robber stealing ship stores. Seeing the alerted crew the robber jumped overboardandescaped. Five robbers armed with knives boarded an anchored chemical tanker and stole ships properties. The deck watchman was attacked and
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10. Vesseltype:Oiltanker Flag:N/A GRT:28054 Date:11/11/2013Time:0345LT Position:123.00'N10442.00'E, Indonesia,SouthChinaSea 11. Vesseltype:Oiltanker Flag:Singapore GRT:29289 Date:16/11/2013Time:1300LT Position:354.00'N9846.00'E, BelawanAnchorage,Indonesia,South ChinaSea 12. Vesseltype:OilTanker Flag:Malta GRT:8515

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# INCIDENT INFORMATION Date:19/11/2013Time:0328LT Position:Freetowninneranchoragearea, SierraLeone,WestAfrica Vesseltype:Oiltanker Flag:Liberia GRT:172146 Date:21/11/2013Time:0245LT Position:2239.42'N6955.20'E,3.6 NMnorthofPirotanIsland,Gujarat, India,IndianOcean Vesseltype:Chemicaltanker Flag:Panama GRT:159953 Date:21/11/2013Time:0300LT Position:2238.06'N6953.30'E,India, ArabianSea Vesseltype:Oiltanker Flag:Panama GRT:11534 Date:22/11/2013Time:0600LT Position:DumaiPort,Indonesia,South ChinaSea Vesseltype:N/A Flag:Indonesia GRT:22998 Date:23/11/2013Time:0330LT Position:559.00'S10655.00'E,Tg PriokAnchorage,Indonesia,SouthChina Sea Vesseltype:Bulkcarrier Flag:N/A GRT:N/A Date:23/11/2013Time:1220LT Position:Belawananchorage,Indonesia, SouthChinaSea Vesseltype:OilTanker Flag:Libya GRT:29304 Date:24/11/2013Time:0300LT Position:142.00'N10129.00'E, Dumaianchorage,Indonesia,SouthChina Sea Vesseltype:Tug Flag:Malaysia GRT:2558 INCIDENT NARRATION held hostage during the robbery. Incident reported toportauthoritywhosentateamforinvestigation. The vessel was boarded by a group of 8 persons armedwithknivesandmachetesusingropeindark hours, who escaped with ships stores on hearing alarm.

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An unknown number of personnel boarded the vessel and escaped with ships store, without knowledgeofanyoneonboardship.

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Robbers boarded a berthed product tanker unnoticed during cargo operations. They stole engine spares and escaped. The theft was noticed duringroutineroundsbythedutycrew.

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Three robbers with knives boarded an anchored generalcargoship.Therobbersenteredtheengine room through the boiler platform located on the poop deck. One of the robbers took hostage the motor man while the remaining two robbers stole engine spares and escaped. Port authorities were informed. Whileatanchor,dutyofficeronbridgenoticedone robber escaping from the vessel. Upon investigation it was discovered that the robberhad managed to gain access to the forecastle store and hadstolenshipequipment. While at anchor a wooden boat approached a chemical tanker at anchor. Robbers attempted to board the vessel via the poop deck and were spotted by alert crew who raised the alarm and startedthefirepump.Onseeingthecrewalertness therobbersabortedtheattemptandmovedaway. One robber boarded the Offshore Tug at anchor. Duty watchman sighted the robber and alertedthe duty officer who raised the alarm. On seeing the
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# INCIDENT INFORMATION Date:24/11/2013Time:0300LT Position:445.60'S1149.90'E,Pointe Noire,Congo,WestAfrica Vesseltype:N/A Flag:Cyprus GRT:26611 Date:25/11/2013Time:0200LT Position:BerthNo.17,KilindiniContainer Terminal,Kenya,EastAfrica Vesseltype:LPGtanker Flag:Norway GRT:13893 Date:27/11/2013Time:0410LT Position:125.00'N10442.00'E,13nm NEoffBintanIsland,Indonesia,South ChinaSea Vesseltype:OilTanker Flag:Liberia GRT:58100 Date:27/11/2013Time:0438LT Position:106.00'N10338.00'E,Nipah Anchorage,Singapore,SouthChinaSea Vesseltype:OilTanker Flag:Greece GRT:161273 Date:29/11/2013Time:0410LT Position:106.00'N10336.00'E,Nipah Anchorage,Indonesia,SouthChinaSea INCIDENT NARRATION alerted crew the robber jumped overboard and escapedwithship'sstores.Allcrewsafe. Robbers boarded a berthed container ship during cargo operations unnoticed, stolen ship stores and escaped. The robbery was noticed during routine roundsmadebythedutycrew.

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While at anchor, deck watchmen noticed robbers boarding the vessel from the stern. Seeing the alerted crew the robbers aborted and escaped. Nothingstolen.

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Three robbers with knives boarded an anchored crude oil tanker. Duty A/B on routine rounds noticed the robber near the paint store and informed the OOW who raised the alarm. Seeing the alerted crew the robber escaped without stealinganything. While at anchor, a speed boat approached an anchored tanker. Alert crew spotted the boat and raised the alarm resulting in the boat aborting the attackandmovingaway.

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ADDITIONAL REFERENCES ON MARITIME PIRACY INFORMATION

Foruptodateliveandaccurateinformationpleasereferto 1. ICCCommercialCrimeServices(CCS) 2. IMBPiracyNewsandFigures 3. IMBLivePiracyReport 4. IMBPiracy&ArmedRobberyMap 5. IMOGlobalIntegratedShippingInformationSystem 6. USOfficeofNavalIntelligence(ONI) Informationandnewsregardingmaritimepiracycanalsobefoundinthefollowingwebsites: 1. Maritime PiracyHumanitarian Response to Piracy (MPHRP): A panindustry alliance working togetherwithoneaimofassistingseafarersandtheirfamilieswiththehumanitarianaspectsofa traumatic incident caused by a piracy attack etc. MPHRP offers related training courses and additionalinformationcanbefoundinthepublicationssectionofthewebsite. 2. EU NAVFOR Somalia: Website of the the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia which was established in response to the rising levels of piracy and armed robbery off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean. The website offers interesting news related to maritimepiracy. 3. Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa (MSCHOA): The Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa (MSCHOA) aims to provide aservice to marinersin the Gulf of Aden, the Somali Basinand off the Horn of Africa. The website includes many valuable information to registered users such asvesselmovements,liveadviceetc. 4. NATO Shipping Centre: The NATO Shipping Centre (NSC) is the link between NATO naval forces andthemerchantshippingcommunity. 5. Oceans Beyond Piracy: Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) is a project of the One Earth Future Foundation, a privately funded and independent nonprofit organization located in Colorado, USA. OBP is a response to maritime piracy through the mobilization of industry stakeholders, publicprivatepartnerships. 6. IMOsPiracyandArmedRobberyAgainstShipsInformationWebpage 7. Save our Seafarers: An international, notforprofit, antipiracy campaign which was launched in March2011byagroupoffiveinfluentialmaritimeassociations. 8. UnitedNationsNationalLegislationonPiracy 9. Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI): SAMI is a global organisation representing companies working in the maritime security industry and a focal point for global maritimesecuritymatters. 10. BIMCO GUARDCON: Standard contract for the employment of security guards on vessels. This contract has been developed to provide ship owners and private maritime security companies (PMSC) with a clearly worded and comprehensive standard contract to govern the employment anduseofsecurityguards,withorwithoutfirearms,onboardmerchantvessels. 11. PiracyFrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQ)byInternationalGroupofP&IClubs

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TERMS & DEFINITIONS

PIRACY TERMS DEFINITION
AttemptedBoarding Closeapproachorhulltohullcontactwithreportthatboardingparaphernaliawere employedorvisibleintheapproachingboat. Blocking Hamperingsafenavigation,docking,orundockingofavesselasameansofblocking. Boarding Unauthorizedboardingofavesselbypersonsnotpartofitscomplementwithout successfullytakingcontrolofthevessel. FiringUpon Weaponsdischargedatortowardavessel. Hijacking Unauthorizedseizureandretentionofavesselbypersonsnotpartofitscomplement. Kidnapping Unauthorizedforcibleremovalofpersonsbelongingtothevesselfromit. Robbery Theftfromavesselorfrompersonsaboardthevessel. SuspiciousApproach Allotherunexplainedcloseproximityofanunknownvessel.

SHIP TYPES
BulkCarrier ChemicalTanker Containership OilTanker

DEFINITION
Ashipwhichisconstructedgenerallywithsingledeck,topsideandhoppersidetanksin cargospaces,andprimarilycarriesdrycargoinbulk. Anoiltankerengagedinthetradeofcarryingoilotherthancrudeoil. Ashipdesignedexclusivelyforthecarriageofcontainersinholdsandondeck. Anoiltankerengagedinthetradeofcarryingcrudeoil.

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