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MSC.4/Circ.232
11 April 2016
REPORTS ON ACTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST SHIPS
Annual Report – 2015
1
In pursuance of the Maritime Safety Committee's instruction to the Secretariat to
issue monthly reports of all incidents of piracy1 and armed robbery against ships2 reported to
the Organization and, in addition, to issue composite reports accompanied by an analysis, on
a regional basis, of the situation and an indication on whether the frequency of incidents is
increasing or decreasing and advising on any new feature or pattern of significance, the
annex hereto provides, in the tabulated format agreed by the Committee, the summary of
reports on incidents received between 1 January and 31 December 2015 including a
distinction between acts of piracy and acts of armed robbery against ships and attempted
attacks (annex 2). Further, and as instructed by the Committee (MSC 75/24,
paragraph 18.41), the Secretariat has, since July 2002, started classifying separately any
reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea (international or territorial waters)
vis-à-vis acts of armed robbery allegedly committed in port areas, as well as attempted
acts of armed robbery.
1
"Piracy" is defined in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) (article 101)
as follows:
"Piracy consists of any of the following acts:
(a)
2
any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by
the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed:
(i)
on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on board
such ship or aircraft;
(ii)
against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State;
(b)
any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or of an aircraft with knowledge of facts
making it a pirate ship or aircraft;
(c)
any act inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in subparagraph (a) or (b)."
"Armed robbery" against ships is defined in the Code of Practice for the Investigation of the Crimes of
Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships (resolution A.1025(26), annex, paragraph 2.2), as follows:
"Armed robbery against ships means any of the following acts:
(a)
any illegal act of violence or detention or any act of depredation, or threat thereof, other than an act
of piracy, committed for private ends and directed against a ship or against persons or property on
board such a ship, within a State’s internal waters, archipelagic waters and territorial sea;
(b)
any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described above".
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2
At its sixty-sixth session in June 1996, the Committee further instructed the
Secretariat to prepare, after March of every year, an annual summary of all acts of piracy and
armed robbery against ships, which had occurred during the previous year and had been
reported to the Organization, based on their actual date and time of occurrence.
3
Pursuant to this request, the annexes hereto provide information on reports of piracy
and armed robbery against ships received by the Secretariat since 1984, when relevant
statistics started being compiled and, in particular, those which occurred in the course
of 2015 as well as a regional analysis thereof.
4
At its eighty-fifth session in December 2008, the Committee also instructed the
Secretariat, inter alia, to include in future issues of MSC.4 circulars additional and separate
annexes listing incidents occurring in waters off the coast of Somalia.
5
The number of acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships, which were reported
to the Organization to have occurred or been attempted in 2015 is 303, a modest increase by
twelve (4.1%) incidents over the 291 figure reported in 2014.
6
From the data referred to above, it also emerges that the areas most affected by
acts and attempted acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships in 2015 were the Straits
of Malacca and Singapore (134 in total), the South China Sea (81 in total), and the Western
Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea, East Africa, the Persian Gulf and the wider Indian Ocean) with
38 in total, followed by West Africa (35 in total), South America and the Caribbean* (5 in total)
the North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean (4 in total), Yellow Sea (4 in total) and Mediterranean
Sea (2 in total). The number of incidents caused by Somalia-based pirates (Arabian Sea) has
increased to 15 from 12 in 2014, still significantly lower than the 78 incidents reported
in 2007 when Somalia-based piracy was prevalent. No ship was reported hijacked by
Somalia pirates in 2015.
7
While the number of incidents that took place in the Straits of Malacca and
Singapore remain high, with 134 reports made to the Organization in 2015, this represents
an increase of 53 cases (in total 65.4%) compared with the 81 incidents reported in 2014,
and includes incidents that have occurred in the waters off Indonesia. In 29 (21.6%) of
the 134 incidents reported in that region, pirates/armed robbers deployed actual force
against the crew or threatened them with violence. In one case the ship had reportedly been
hijacked.
8
The number of reported acts of piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea
(West Africa) decreased to 35, compared with 45 incidents reported in 2014. However, 3
ships were reported hijacked to the Organization.
9
The number of reported acts of piracy and armed robbery in South America and the
Caribbean has fallen to five incidents, compared with 9 reported in 2014. No incidents were
reported for the Mediterranean Sea in 2014, a contrast to the two reported in 2015. Two
incidents occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean.
*
As reported to MSC 76 (MSC 76/23, paragraph 16.2), the geographically large South American and
Caribbean region has been sub-divided into three regions: South America (Atlantic), South America
(Pacific) and the Caribbean. This change is reflected in all relevant reports issued as of 1 January 2003.
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10
Approximately 46.5% of attacks worldwide were reported to have occurred or to
have been attempted in territorial waters, largely due to an increase in armed robbery activity
in the Strait of Malacca. Furthermore, in 141 (46.5%) of the 303 reports received, the crews
were violently attacked by groups of one to four people, who also reportedly carried knives or
guns in 109 (77.3%) out of those 141 incidents.
11
The data also reveals that during the period under review 1 crew member was
reported killed in West Africa. This number remains the same as in 2014. About 71 crew
members were reportedly taken hostage/kidnapped. This was a significant decrease
from 137 incidents reported in 2014. In 25 cases the crew were assaulted in 2015, almost
half the number of cases reported in 2014 (49 cases). Worldwide, 5 ships were reportedly
hijacked, as compared to 21 in 2014.
12
The total number of incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships, reported to
have occurred or to have been attempted from 1984 to the end of December 2015, has risen
to 7,346.
13
With regards to acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships reported to the
Organization, information on such acts, which have reportedly occurred or been attempted
during 2015 have been circulated by means of monthly reports (MSC.4/Circ.220,
MSC.4/Circ.221, MSC.4/Circ.222, MSC.4/Circ.223, MSC.4/Circ.224, MSC.4/Circ.225,
MSC.4/Circ.226, MSC.4/Circ.227, MSC.4/Circ.228, MSC.4/Circ.229, MSC.4/Circ.230 and
MSC.4/Circ.231).
14
The annexes to this document provide a breakdown of the information referred to
above as follows:
.1
annex 1 provides a list of all acts reported to have occurred or to have been
attempted in 2015 in chronological order of occurrence;
.2
annex 2 provides a regional analysis of acts reported to have been
allegedly committed or attempted during 2015;
.3
annex 3 provides a graphical presentation by area, on an annual basis, of
the acts reported to have been allegedly committed or attempted during
2015;
.4
annex 4 provides a graphical presentation by area, on an annual basis, of
reports received between 1984 and 31 December 2015; and
.5
annex 5 provides a list of all acts reported to have occurred or to have been
attempted in waters off the coast of Somalia in 2015 in chronological order
of occurrence.
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Date
Ship Name
IMO No.
Monthly Circular
15/05/2015
OVERSEAS MILOS
9470258
MSC.4/Circ. 224
27/05/2015
NAMEWITHHELD
23/07/2015
BHAIRAVI
9414319
MSC.4/Circ. 226
24/07/2015
STAR KESTREL
9321940
MSC.4/Circ. 226
12/08/2015
SOHO TRADER
9735945
MSC.4/Circ. 227
21/10/2015
AS CARELIA
9309409
MSC.4/Circ. 229
29/10/2015
NAME WITHHELD
29/10/2015
DORRA
31/10/2015
NAME WITHHELD
31/10/2015
FOOCHOW
9690901
MSC.4/Circ. 229
14/11/2015
HUGO SCHULTE
9448827
MSC.4/Circ. 230
02/12/2015
MARITIME DINAR
9143685
MSC.4/Circ. 231
10/12/2015
ALPINE MARY
9655987
MSC.4/Circ. 231
24/12/2015
ARDMORE SEAANGUARD
9637088
MSC.4/Circ. 231
30/12/2015
ALPINE MARIA
9655975
MSC.4/Circ. 231
ARABIAN SEA
MSC.4/Circ. 224
MSC.4/Circ. 229
9386964
MSC.4/Circ. 229
MSC.4/Circ. 229
EAST AFRICA
26/03/2015
SIRAJ
MSC.4/Circ. 222
08/06/2015
NAME WITHHELD
MSC.4/Circ. 225
27/06/2015
SILVER AMANDA
9682394
MSC.4/Circ. 225
20/07/2015
CHALLENGE PACIFIC
9347310
MSC.4/Circ. 226
16/03/2015
FRONT DEE
9654581
MSC.4/Circ. 222
21/03/2015
SOUTHWIND
9577484
MSC.4/Circ. 222
23/03/2015
KOTA WANGSA
9123594
MSC.4/Circ. 222
30/03/2015
BRABO
9382372
MSC.4/Circ. 222
24/04/2015
GOLDEN ADVENTURE
9510577
MSC.4/Circ. 223
25/04/2015
ELPIDA GR
9254630
MSC.4/Circ. 223
25/04/2015
X-PRESS BRAHMAPUTRA
9152911
MSC.4/Circ. 223
05/05/2015
ASHAHDA
9258480
MSC.4/Circ. 224
16/05/2015
WADI ALBOSTAN
9460722
MSC.4/Circ. 224
17/05/2015
BBC SEINE
9508380
MSC.4/Circ. 224
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01/06/2015
KILIAN S
9456173
MSC.4/Circ. 225
07/06/2015
INNWA STAR
9101510
MSC.4/Circ. 225
11/06/2015
GOLDENGATE PARK
9493145
MSC.4/Circ. 225
19/06/2015
DAWEI STAR
9072109
MSC.4/Circ. 225
20/06/2015
HELMUTH RAMBOW
9306275
MSC.4/Circ. 225
22/06/2015
TAUNG GYI STAR
9101819
MSC.4/Circ. 225
05/07/2015
FULHAM ROAD
9594901
MSC.4/Circ. 226
25/11/2015
KALLIOPI L
9233284
MSC.4/Circ. 230
08/01/2015
KIEN SAN 1
9218600
MSC.4/Circ. 220
14/01/2015
BW LOYALTY
9492622
MSC.4/Circ. 220
18/01/2015
MINERAL FAITH
9575668
MSC.4/Circ. 220
22/01/2015
EGRET OASIS
9592006
MSC.4/Circ. 220
28/01/2015
APL DENVER
9345960
MSC.4/Circ. 220
28/01/2015
WHITE CORAL
9378826
MSC.4/Circ. 220
31/01/2015
GLOBAL AQUARIUS
9550436
MSC.4/Circ. 220
31/01/2015
NAME WITHHELD
13/02/2015
LAPIN
7808786
MSC.4/Circ. 221
14/02/2015
SEA STAR
9624500
MSC.4/Circ. 221
16/02/2015
SUNNY ETERNITY
9658915
MSC.4/Circ. 221
21/02/2015
AMBER BEVERLY
9599717
MSC.4/Circ. 221
25/02/2015
LBC EARTH
9644548
MSC.4/Circ. 221
20/03/2015
SONGA PEACE
9409522
MSC.4/Circ. 222
21/03/2015
CAPETAN GIORGIS
9288423
MSC.4/Circ. 222
21/03/2015
UNION EXPLORER
9449259
MSC.4/Circ. 222
21/03/2015
MSC VANCOUVER
9285691
MSC.4/Circ. 222
23/03/2015
MSC ROSA M
9461398
MSC.4/Circ. 222
29/03/2015
AQUA-TERRA 7
9648790
MSC.4/Circ. 222
29/03/2015
UNITED TREASURE
9286607
MSC.4/Circ. 222
30/03/2015
NAUTICA KOTA TINGGI
9546722
MSC.4/Circ. 222
30/03/2015
ISMAR
8324397
MSC.4/Circ. 222
30/03/2015
NEW FRONTIER
9379727
MSC.4/Circ. 222
01/04/2015
SILVER FERN
9136591
MSC.4/Circ. 223
02/04/2015
NEW FRONTIER
9379727
MSC.4/Circ. 223
15/04/2015
FAR FOSNA
9060364
MSC.4/Circ. 223
MALACCA STRAIT
MSC.4/Circ. 220
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16/04/2015
ALAM SURIA
9561916
MSC.4/Circ. 223
18/04/2015
SPOTTAIL
9409479
MSC.4/Circ. 223
20/04/2015
KARA SEA
9402328
MSC.4/Circ. 223
22/04/2015
GREAT OCEAN
9592109
MSC.4/Circ. 223
23/04/2015
HUGLI SPIRIT
9283784
MSC.4/Circ. 223
26/04/2015
MEDI YOKOHAMA
9660592
MSC.4/Circ. 223
26/04/2015
VOLME
9284544
MSC.4/Circ. 223
27/04/2015
CTP FORTUNE
9181730
MSC.4/Circ. 223
01/05/2015
GOLDEN AVENUE
9408360
MSC.4/Circ. 224
02/05/2015
OCEAN ENERGY
9589580
MSC.4/Circ. 224
03/05/2015
CS CALVINA
9542532
MSC.4/Circ. 224
04/05/2015
MARITIME CHAMPION
9527881
MSC.4/Circ. 224
06/05/2015
OCEAN RUBY
9498705
MSC.4/Circ. 224
06/05/2015
SAGA JOURNEY
9363637
MSC.4/Circ. 224
08/05/2015
ALPHA
9290270
MSC.4/Circ. 224
09/05/2015
TIGER WEST
9619866
MSC.4/Circ. 224
09/05/2015
MILOS WARRIOR
9579793
MSC.4/Circ. 224
10/05/2015
OVERSEAS ATHENS
9470260
MSC.4/Circ. 224
13/05/2015
MTT TAWAU
9126869
MSC.4/Circ. 224
16/05/2015
EPIC SASA 2
9458705
MSC.4/Circ. 224
18/05/2015
JIN-EI
9302023
MSC.4/Circ. 224
19/05/2015
PETRO ALPHA
9554822
MSC.4/Circ. 224
20/05/2015
MAERSK TACOMA
9708617
MSC.4/Circ. 224
22/05/2015
OKYALOS
9145059
MSC.4/Circ. 224
23/05/2015
MTT TAWAU
9126869
MSC.4/Circ. 224
08/06/2015
NCC SAFA
9411329
MSC.4/Circ. 225
12/06/2015
WATER LILY
9608221
MSC.4/Circ. 225
17/06/2015
DENSA SHARK
9607681
MSC.4/Circ. 225
17/06/2015
PRO TRIUMPH
9404948
MSC.4/Circ. 225
17/06/2015
CLIPPER POSH
9656747
MSC.4/Circ. 225
18/06/2015
GREAT HOPE
9629639
MSC.4/Circ. 225
19/06/2015
BIRCH 6
9138628
MSC.4/Circ. 225
19/06/2015
THERESA ARIES
9348508
MSC.4/Circ. 225
22/06/2015
OCEAN TRADER I
9190004
MSC.4/Circ. 225
24/06/2015
PISTIS
9279769
MSC.4/Circ. 225
24/06/2015
GIORGOS DRACOPOULOS
9668403
MSC.4/Circ. 225
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26/06/2015
TE HO
9290701
MSC.4/Circ. 225
26/06/2015
LEONID LOZA
9412347
MSC.4/Circ. 225
26/06/2015
KIRAN TURKIYE
9473353
MSC.4/Circ. 225
26/06/2015
MSC DEILA
9461415
MSC.4/Circ. 225
28/06/2015
OLYMPIC SPIRIT II
9133587
MSC.4/Circ. 225
29/06/2015
PRABHU YUVIKA
9291781
MSC.4/Circ. 225
29/06/2015
LEVAN
9287986
MSC.4/Circ. 225
29/06/2015
ESHIPS COBIA
9353888
MSC.4/Circ. 225
04/07/2015
SINAR BANDUNG
9352432
MSC.4/Circ. 226
25/07/2015
RUTLAND
9112301
MSC.4/Circ. 226
26/07/2015
DIAMOND ETERNITY
9529346
MSC.4/Circ. 226
26/07/2015
SETAGAWA
9391763
MSC.4/Circ. 226
27/07/2015
MATRAH
9405849
MSC.4/Circ. 226
28/07/2015
LION KING
9636319
MSC.4/Circ. 226
31/07/2015
GALLIA GRAECA
9221607
MSC.4/Circ. 226
03/08/2015
ARDMORE CHINOOK
9707869
MSC.4/Circ. 227
03/08/2015
SLETTNES
9490739
MSC.4/Circ. 227
03/08/2015
HELEN N
9479163
MSC.4/Circ. 227
03/08/2015
NAME WITHHELD
06/08/2015
MAGNUM FORTUNE
9488970
MSC.4/Circ. 227
06/08/2015
JIN HWA 43
9689768
MSC.4/Circ. 227
06/08/2015
MAGSENGER 8
9497244
MSC.4/Circ. 227
08/08/2015
JOAQUIM
9133989
MSC.4/Circ. 227
10/08/2015
ZALIV AMERIKA
9354301
MSC.4/Circ. 227
10/08/2015
FEDERAL CRIMSON
9732151
MSC.4/Circ. 227
12/08/2015
SOL
9171462
MSC.4/Circ. 227
12/08/2015
OVERSEAS ALCESMAR
9265861
MSC.4/Circ. 227
13/08/2015
MATAR N
9509176
MSC.4/Circ. 227
15/08/2015
IBN AL ABBAR
9194490
MSC.4/Circ. 227
15/08/2015
CPO NORFOLK
9440813
MSC.4/Circ. 227
15/08/2015
KHF 1989
20/08/2015
PACIFIC ASSURANCE
9683104
MSC.4/Circ. 227
21/08/2015
ADVANTAGE SUMMER
9419890
MSC.4/Circ. 227
21/08/2015
NAVIG8 STEALTH S.V.
9396725
MSC.4/Circ. 227
21/08/2015
MAERSK LEBU
9526930
MSC.4/Circ. 227
21/08/2015
TORM HELENE
9143532
MSC.4/Circ. 227
MSC.4/Circ. 227
MSC.4/Circ. 227
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21/08/2015
NAME WITHHELD
MSC.4/Circ. 227
21/08/2015
PEACE BRIGHT
9663362
MSC.4/Circ. 227
22/08/2015
ATOUT
9354648
MSC.4/Circ. 227
22/08/2015
ELBTANK DENMARK
9234680
MSC.4/Circ. 227
24/08/2015
MAERSK BORNEO
9341445
MSC.4/Circ. 227
29/08/2015
GLOVIS MAESTRO
9610987
MSC.4/Circ. 227
01/09/2015
PERMATA 1
5331309
MSC.4/Circ. 228
04/09/2015
NAESS ENDURANCE
9721334
MSC.4/Circ. 228
05/09/2015
AQUAJOY
9278521
MSC.4/Circ. 228
06/09/2015
PRINCIMAR PRIDE
9594781
MSC.4/Circ. 228
08/09/2015
YORKGATE
9689172
MSC.4/Circ. 228
08/09/2015
RATNA PUJA
9308845
MSC.4/Circ. 228
09/09/2015
MOL BRIGHTNESS
9685346
MSC.4/Circ. 228
11/09/2015
PANASIATIC
9310276
MSC.4/Circ. 228
12/09/2015
CREST JADE 1
9528251
MSC.4/Circ. 228
16/09/2015
CHAMCHURI NAREE
9296274
MSC.4/Circ. 228
19/09/2015
HOJO
9457543
MSC.4/Circ. 228
20/09/2015
PAROS SEAS
9491238
MSC.4/Circ. 228
20/09/2015
HAMGAM
9226956
MSC.4/Circ. 228
25/09/2015
MAERSK ADRIATIC
9636632
MSC.4/Circ. 228
29/09/2015
OVERSEAS ATALMAR
9273636
MSC.4/Circ. 228
30/09/2015
CHEM SINGAPORE
9705768
MSC.4/Circ. 228
05/10/2015
NORD SUPREME
9692131
MSC.4/Circ. 229
09/10/2015
ARABELLA
9700122
MSC.4/Circ. 229
15/10/2015
LUCINA PROVIDENCE
9349784
MSC.4/Circ. 229
15/10/2015
ALMI SPIRIT
9312872
MSC.4/Circ. 229
16/10/2015
DIAMOND STAR
9561655
MSC.4/Circ. 229
16/10/2015
AL KHAZNAH
9038440
MSC.4/Circ. 229
22/10/2015
ALAMEDA
9228174
MSC.4/Circ. 229
22/10/2015
FAIRCHEM CHARGER
9367401
MSC.4/Circ. 229
22/10/2015
MERLIN
9223552
MSC.4/Circ. 229
06/11/2015
WILLI
9160413
MSC.4/Circ. 230
12/11/2015
GOLDEN GINGER
9590761
MSC.4/Circ. 230
20/11/2015
SALVIGILANT
9351842
MSC.4/Circ. 230
02/12/2015
FV CHOCKBOONNEE 5
08/12/2015
TOSCA
MSC.4/Circ. 231
9251884
MSC.4/Circ. 231
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA
12/08/2015
MALBEC
9364928
MSC.4/Circ. 227
07/11/2015
ECLIPS
9126924
MSC.4/Circ. 230
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
15/04/2015
PELIKAAN
18/11/2015
MALENA
MSC.4/Circ. 223
9375886
MSC.4/Circ. 230
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
01/02/2015
KWADIMA II
MSC.4/Circ. 221
05/06/2015
SICHEM CONTESTER
9416020
MSC.4/Circ. 225
VALERIE SCHULTE
9315874
MSC.4/Circ. 222
PERSIAN GULF
18/03/2015
SOUTH AMERICA (C)
09/01/2015
NAME WITHHELD
MSC.4/Circ. 220
28/06/2015
SEA MAJESTY
9363285
MSC.4/Circ. 225
16/08/2015
BBC HUDSON
9435868
MSC.4/Circ. 227
20/10/2015
ENERGY PROGRESS
9387279
MSC.4/Circ. 229
WAWASAN SAPPHIRE
9508158
MSC.4/Circ. 227
SOUTH AMERICA (P)
28/08/2015
SOUTH CHINA SEA
04/01/2015
NAME WITHHELD
MSC.4/Circ. 220
08/01/2015
SONGA BREEZE
9423645
MSC.4/Circ. 220
10/01/2015
MUSANAH
9415648
MSC.4/Circ. 220
20/01/2015
FUJITRANS WORLD
9210000
MSC.4/Circ. 220
25/01/2015
BULK ATACAMA
9683130
MSC.4/Circ. 220
28/01/2015
REHOBOT
MSC.4/Circ. 220
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29/01/2015
AMBER HALO
9111929
MSC.4/Circ. 220
10/02/2015
SARA
9322243
MSC.4/Circ. 221
12/02/2015
ANNE KJERSTI
9432361
MSC.4/Circ. 221
12/02/2015
BRIDGEGATE
9538945
MSC.4/Circ. 221
14/02/2015
CAPE FRANKLIN
9359301
MSC.4/Circ. 221
20/02/2015
PHUBAI PATTRA 1
9481386
MSC.4/Circ. 221
22/02/2015
NYK DANIELLA
9355410
MSC.4/Circ. 221
25/02/2015
GLOBAL MIRAI
9558256
MSC.4/Circ. 221
25/02/2015
NYK DANIELLA
9355410
MSC.4/Circ. 221
25/02/2015
CAPE MERCURY
9150755
MSC.4/Circ. 221
07/03/2015
BRAHMS
9473327
MSC.4/Circ. 222
09/03/2015
SINGA BERLIAN
9062439
MSC.4/Circ. 222
11/03/2015
MAHITIS
9225067
MSC.4/Circ. 222
19/03/2015
ORE PANTANAL
9569774
MSC.4/Circ. 222
22/03/2015
DAVID TIDE II
9528093
MSC.4/Circ. 222
23/03/2015
PAX SILVA
9316919
MSC.4/Circ. 222
25/03/2015
GLOBAL TRINITY
9590735
MSC.4/Circ. 222
26/03/2015
SRI PHUKET
9062714
MSC.4/Circ. 222
30/03/2015
DENSA HAWK
9649093
MSC.4/Circ. 222
01/04/2015
DONGFANG GLORY
9554872
MSC.4/Circ. 223
03/04/2015
KOTA WISATA
9071208
MSC.4/Circ. 223
03/04/2015
VOGE FANTASY
9117600
MSC.4/Circ. 223
05/04/2015
NORTHERN VIGOUR
9304708
MSC.4/Circ. 223
11/04/2015
GRAND RODOSI
8800327
MSC.4/Circ. 223
20/04/2015
XUAN HIEU GROUP 19
9563316
MSC.4/Circ. 223
21/04/2015
PHUBAI PATTRA 3
9004140
MSC.4/Circ. 223
25/04/2015
FRONTIER YOUTH
9650779
MSC.4/Circ. 223
01/05/2015
SICILIA
9430935
MSC.4/Circ. 224
11/05/2015
NORD SEOUL
9544736
MSC.4/Circ. 224
15/05/2015
NAME WITHHELD
16/05/2015
BBC MOONSTONE
9563732
MSC.4/Circ. 224
16/05/2015
BALSA
9603611
MSC.4/Circ. 224
20/05/2015
STI RUBY
9629940
MSC.4/Circ. 224
22/05/2015
BALSA
9603611
MSC.4/Circ. 224
04/06/2015
ORKIM VICTORY
9420095
MSC.4/Circ. 225
04/06/2015
BALSA
9603611
MSC.4/Circ. 225
MSC.4/Circ. 224
ANNEX1
LIST OF ACTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST
SHIPS AND ATTEMPTED ATTACKS
MSC.4/Circ. 232
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06/06/2015
CABLE RETRIEVER
9063287
MSC.4/Circ. 225
06/06/2015
CABLE RETRIEVER
11/06/2015
ORKIM HARMONY
9524671
MSC.4/Circ. 225
13/06/2015
HARBOUR TRADER
9753375
MSC.4/Circ. 225
24/06/2015
F. D. ANGELICA
9668893
MSC.4/Circ. 225
27/06/2015
SIGMA INTEGRITY
9410648
MSC.4/Circ. 225
27/06/2015
TH SERENADE
9370848
MSC.4/Circ. 225
11/07/2015
ADARA
9587829
MSC.4/Circ. 226
15/07/2015
KING SUGAR
9574183
MSC.4/Circ. 226
16/07/2015
CREST ODYSSEY 1
9554585
MSC.4/Circ. 226
26/07/2015
SILVER DUBAI
9683427
MSC.4/Circ. 226
01/08/2015
PEARL ACE
9051818
MSC.4/Circ. 227
09/08/2015
SPRING SKY
9675755
MSC.4/Circ. 227
15/08/2015
WESTERN HOUSTON
9455911
MSC.4/Circ. 227
20/08/2015
TINTOMARA
9234599
MSC.4/Circ. 227
12/09/2015
STAR LYSEFJORD
9616840
MSC.4/Circ. 228
16/09/2015
KEY MISSION
9518177
MSC.4/Circ. 228
18/09/2015
CHALLENGE POLARIS
9426295
MSC.4/Circ. 228
30/09/2015
HANJIN SAO PAULO
9350147
MSC.4/Circ. 228
01/10/2015
NAVE PYXIS
9697430
MSC.4/Circ. 229
05/10/2015
INDIAN DAWN
9671474
MSC.4/Circ. 229
06/10/2015
NORD SWIFT
9692155
MSC.4/Circ. 229
10/10/2015
ATSUTA No. 1
9159610
MSC.4/Circ. 229
18/10/2015
ERIK SPIRIT
9292515
MSC.4/Circ. 229
22/10/2015
CSK LONGEVITY
9679799
MSC.4/Circ. 229
01/11/2015
TOKYO TOWER
9384875
MSC.4/Circ. 230
03/11/2015
BEKS CEYDA
9748239
MSC.4/Circ. 230
10/11/2015
MSC NINGBO
9285677
MSC.4/Circ. 230
13/11/2015
SPARNA
9317353
MSC.4/Circ. 230
14/11/2015
CAPE FULMAR
9359313
MSC.4/Circ. 230
04/12/2015
ORIENT GRACE
9650157
MSC.4/Circ. 231
08/12/2015
NAUTICAL LOREDANA
9699311
MSC.4/Circ. 231
12/12/2015
ISAO
9320051
MSC.4/Circ. 231
15/12/2015
ARABIAN EXPRESS
9148532
MSC.4/Circ. 231
16/12/2015
IVS KITTIWAKE
9310769
MSC.4/Circ. 231
18/12/2015
AQUA VENTURE
9502582
MSC.4/Circ. 231
MSC.4/Circ. 225
ANNEX1
LIST OF ACTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST
SHIPS AND ATTEMPTED ATTACKS
MSC.4/Circ. 232
ANNEX1
Page 9
19/12/2015
MOL HOPE
9629160
MSC.4/Circ. 231
22/12/2015
EVER UNIFIC
9168843
MSC.4/Circ. 231
27/12/2015
MYNIKA
9525613
MSC.4/Circ. 231
11/01/2015
MARIAM
8666472
MSC.4/Circ. 220
14/01/2015
OCEAN SPLENDOR
9622825
MSC.4/Circ. 220
21/01/2015
PURE GRACE
9112129
MSC.4/Circ. 220
30/01/2015
LU RONG YUAN YU 917
8673906
MSC.4/Circ. 220
01/02/2015
REMI
8805470
MSC.4/Circ. 221
05/02/2015
SIRA
9408803
MSC.4/Circ. 221
03/03/2015
GREEN KLIPPER
9001904
MSC.4/Circ. 222
12/03/2015
SEA FORCE
9322102
MSC.4/Circ. 222
14/03/2015
GEOCEAN PROTIS
19/03/2015
MARIDIVE 603
21/03/2015
YOHO
25/03/2015
GREEN GLACIER
9004401
MSC.4/Circ. 222
01/04/2015
SANTA GIANNINA
9141780
MSC.4/Circ. 223
09/04/2015
HIGH MARS
9366275
MSC.4/Circ. 223
24/04/2015
CMB BORIS
9474228
MSC.4/Circ. 223
24/04/2015
AILSA CRAIG I
8907319
MSC.4/Circ. 223
07/05/2015
MCP ADAMAS
9578347
MSC.4/Circ. 224
15/05/2015
HONEY BADGER
9711315
MSC.4/Circ. 224
18/05/2015
NAME WITHHELD
26/05/2015
KARINA THERESA
9428451
MSC.4/Circ. 224
08/06/2015
MCP TROODOS
9356907
MSC.4/Circ. 225
08/06/2015
ROBERTA
9700653
MSC.4/Circ. 225
26/06/2015
HANSA MARBURG
9334818
MSC.4/Circ. 225
18/08/2015
PORT HAINAN
9456422
MSC.4/Circ. 227
17/09/2015
VEGA VIRGO
9491604
MSC.4/Circ. 228
18/09/2015
EXCELSIOR BAY
9697612
MSC.4/Circ. 228
22/09/2015
MARLIN AMETHYST
9697222
MSC.4/Circ. 228
19/10/2015
SOLARTE
8210285
MSC.4/Circ. 229
24/10/2015
MIA-S
9456147
MSC.4/Circ. 229
31/10/2015
MARIDA MAGNOLIA
9445643
MSC.4/Circ. 229
18/11/2015
SEA FORCE
9322102
MSC.4/Circ. 230
WEST AFRICA
MSC.4/Circ. 222
9647007
MSC.4/Circ. 222
MSC.4/Circ. 222
MSC.4/Circ. 224
ANNEX1
LIST OF ACTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST
SHIPS AND ATTEMPTED ATTACKS
MSC.4/Circ. 232
ANNEX1
Page 10
26/11/2015
SZAFIR
9004504
MSC.4/Circ. 230
01/12/2015
UNION SAPPHIRE
9220550
MSC.4/Circ. 231
05/12/2015
ASIA PEARL III
9502776
MSC.4/Circ. 231
16/12/2015
SUDKAP
9210294
MSC.4/Circ. 231
08/12/2015
ALPHA ERA
9220990
MSC.4/Circ. 231
08/12/2015
INDIGO HOPE
9487639
MSC.4/Circ. 231
14/12/2015
STELLA LUCY
9721683
MSC.4/Circ. 231
29/12/2015
EDWARD N
9597185
MSC.4/Circ. 231
YELLOW SEA
***
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250
ANNEX 4
YEARLY STATISTICS OF INCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED SINCE 1984
(REGIONALLY AND GLOBALLY)
600
Malacca Strait
Indian Ocean
East Africa
200
500
West Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mediterranean Sea
150
Arabian Sea
Others
300
Total
100
Regional total per annum
South China Sea
50
200
100
0
0
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Malacca Strait
7
Indian Ocean
2
East Africa
7
3
8
6
4
3
5
2
4
2
West Africa
18
14
8
7
3
Latin America and the
Caribbean
5
5
1
1
2
2
14
46
21
6
3
12
12
8
6
37
112
51
34
38
52
18
19
12
8
6
4
18
29
19
14
81
134
27
77
18
5
4
6
15
30
41
25
51
109
86
66
96
41
51
53
40
26
63
33
31
44
1
9
11
7
11
19
16
29
21
23
22
13
49
31
60
134 222 172 223
61
20
3
4
4
3
12
9
2
4
21
31
22
36
33
59
47
67
57
23
31
60
50
46
47
61
64
54
45
35
4
8
5
13
17
20
32
45
38
29
43
20
67
72
46
26
31
25
19
36
40
29
21
17
9
5
2
4
11
2
4
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
3
2
1
2
6
8
1
0
121 101
94
99
69
67
72
4
7
1
1
7
24
20
19
36
11
68
136 143 121 141 152 121
5
31
17
6
Others
32
24
1
Arabian Sea
Total
22
1
North Atlantic
3
3
3
1
3
2
1
Mediterranean Sea
South China Sea
2
50
79
68
70
48
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
69
131 114
90
142
93
81
2
16
38
6
12
15
2
2
3
2
3
7
28
132 227 248 206 309 471 364 383 452 330 266 240 282 306 406 489 544 341 298 291 303
7346
Global total per annum
400
North Atlantic
ANNEX 5
LIST OF ACTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST
SHIPS AND ATTEMPTED ATTACKS IN 2015 OFF THE COAST
OF SOMALIA
MSC.4/Circ. 232
ANNEX 5
Page 1
Date
Ship Name
IMO No.
Monthly Circular
15/05/2015
OVERSEAS MILOS
9470258
MSC.4/Circ. 224
27/05/2015
NAMEWITHHELD
23/07/2015
BHAIRAVI
9414319
MSC.4/Circ. 226
24/07/2015
STAR KESTREL
9321940
MSC.4/Circ. 226
12/08/2015
SOHO TRADER
9735945
MSC.4/Circ. 227
21/10/2015
AS CARELIA
9309409
MSC.4/Circ. 229
29/10/2015
NAME WITHHELD
29/10/2015
DORRA
31/10/2015
NAME WITHHELD
31/10/2015
FOOCHOW
9690901
MSC.4/Circ. 229
14/11/2015
HUGO SCHULTE
9448827
MSC.4/Circ. 230
02/12/2015
MARITIME DINAR
9143685
MSC.4/Circ. 231
10/12/2015
ALPINE MARY
9655987
MSC.4/Circ. 231
24/12/2015
ARDMORE SEAANGUARD
9637088
MSC.4/Circ. 231
30/12/2015
ALPINE MARIA
9655975
MSC.4/Circ. 231
ARABIAN SEA
MSC.4/Circ. 224
MSC.4/Circ. 229
9386964
MSC.4/Circ. 229
MSC.4/Circ. 229
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