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Statistics Updated on: May 28, 2021

Since 2009

142
Vessels Held *
2, 737
Hostages Held **
1.598
WFP Vessels Protected
704
AMISOM Vessels Protected
2.276.637
Tonnes of Food/Aid Delivered***
Pirates Transferred to Competent Authorities
171
Total
0
Remanded
145
Convicted
* Vessels Held: Vessels taken by pirates plus an unknown number of unreported/unconfirmed dhows and smaller vessels.
** Hostages Held: Estimated at pirated attacks.
*** Tonnes of food/Aid delivered: Reported metric tonnes of food/aid delivered to Somali ports by World Food Programme shipping protected by EU NAVFOR.
* Total Attacks: is the combined number of all attacks mounted by suspect pirates; those repelled/aborted and those leading to ships being in pirate hands and crews taken hostage.
** Disruption: An action that renders a pirate group incapable of further pirate operation.

Events statistics

Events Statistics
Deployed Units Maneuvers and Operation Statistics

Latest Piracy Incidents

Date Vessel Type Approximate Position of Incident Event BMP * PASC ** Unknown Pirated/Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Attack Safe
Cargo Vessel Disruption Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
* BMP: Best Management Practises
** PASC: Private (Armed) Security Company

INCIDENT LOCATION OF PIRATED VESSELS & HOSTAGES

View on Map Date Vessel Type Vessel Flag Event Crew
18.300000, 57.600000 Oil Tanker ENRICO IEVOLI Italy Attack 18
8.000000, 66.750000 Container MV ALBEDO Malaysia 15
15.966667, 61.050000 Oil Tanker MV SMYRNI Liberia Attack 26
21.450000, 62.583333 Chemical Tanker MV ROYAL GRACE Panama Attack 22
18.050000, 57.383333 Ro Ro MV LEILA Panama Attack 15
13.533333, 58.600000 Cargo Vessel MV FREE GODDESS Liberia Attack 21
13.266667, 59.100000 Cargo Vessel ROSALIA D'AMATO Italy 21
5.350000, 48.516667 Unknown ARIDE Seychelles Attack 2
12.033333, 45.633333 Chemical Tanker LIQUID VELVET Marshall Islands Attack 22
15.450000, 52.233333 Yacht TRIBAL KAT France Attack 2

Hostages without a Vessel *

Date Location Crew Number Vessel Type Vessel Flag
Somali Basin 11 Container MV ALBEDO Malaysia
Somali Basin 15 Container MV ALBEDO Malaysia
Arabian Sea 4 Fishing Vessel FV PRANTALAY 12 Thailand
Somali Basin 7 Oil Tanker ASPHALT VENTURE Panama
Horn of Africa 6 Cargo Vessel MV LEOPARD Denmark
* Vessel believed to be aground/abandoned