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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
Tanker Suspicious Event Safe
Container Suspicious Event Safe
Container Suspicious Event X Safe
Fishing Vessel Suspicious Event X Safe
Cargo Vessel Somali Basin Suspicious Event X Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Ro Ro SOMALI BASIN Suspicious Event X X Safe
Unknown Suspicious Event Safe
Oil Tanker Suspicious Event X 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
13.750000, 50.300000 Cargo Vessel QSM DUBAI Panama Attack 24
12.966667, 48.566667 Tanker ST JAMES PARK UK Attack 26
11.433333, 66.083333 Tanker HANNIBAL II Panama Attack 32
14.966667, 54.783333 Chemical Tanker MARIDA MARGUERITE Marshall Islands Attack 22
13.266667, 42.933333 Cargo Vessel MOTIVATOR Marshall Islands Attack 18
13.066667, 47.066667 Tanker RIM North Korea Attack 10
-10.250000, 41.000000 Yacht CHOIZIL South Africa Attack 2
12.516667, 47.016667 Chemical Tanker PANEGA Bulgaria Attack 15
13.033333, 48.900000 Cargo Vessel SUEZ Panama Attack 22
-8.916667, 43.000000 Tanker UBT OCEAN Marshall Islands Attack 21

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