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Statistics Updated on: Apr 12, 2024

Since 2009

135
Vessels Held *
2, 628
Hostages Held **
2.240
WFP Vessels Protected
707
AMISOM Vessels Protected
3.213.335
Tonnes of Food/Aid Delivered***
15, 953
Kilos of Narcotics Impounded
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 Attack Safe
Oil Tanker Attack Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Oil Tanker Suspicious Event X Safe
Cargo Vessel Attack Safe
Car Carrier Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Attack Safe
Cargo Vessel Attack X Safe
Oil Tanker Suspicious Event Safe
Oil Tanker Attack X 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
12.966667, 48.566667 Tanker ST JAMES PARK UK Attack 26
10.800000, 61.900000 Car Carrier ASIAN GLORY UK Attack 25
12.516667, 47.283333 Chemical Tanker PRAMONI Singapore Attack 24
-1.033333, 42.066667 Dhow FAIZE OSANAMI India Attack 12
13.066667, 47.066667 Tanker RIM North Korea Attack 10
13.800000, 48.816667 Cargo Vessel AL NISR AL SAUDI Saudi Arabia Attack 14
-6.600000, 42.233333 Fishing Vessel SAKOBA Kenya Attack 16
11.683333, 66.083333 Cargo Vessel FRIGIA Malta Attack 21
17.466667, 56.700000 Tanker TALCA Bermuda Attack 23
12.600000, 44.983333 Ro Ro ICEBERG 1 Panama Attack 24

Hostages without a Vessel *

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