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Statistics Updated on: May 14, 2024

Since 2009

139
Vessels Held *
2, 628
Hostages Held **
2.409
WFP Vessels Protected
707
AMISOM Vessels Protected
3.234.198
Tonnes of Food/Aid Delivered***
15, 953
Kilos of Narcotics Impounded
Pirates Transferred to Competent Authorities
177
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
Yacht Suspicious Event Safe
Fishing Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Bulk Carrier Suspicious Event Safe
Oil Tanker Gulf of Oman Suspicious Event Safe
Oil Tanker Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Cargo Vessel Suspicious Event Safe
Chemical Tanker Suspicious Event 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
-1.883333, 60.083333 Cargo Vessel DE XIN HAI China Attack 25
-12.966667, 51.866667 Fishing Vessel SHIUH FU NO 1 Taiwan Attack 26
18.800000, 58.416667 Cargo Vessel DOVER Panama Attack 24
-1.916667, 55.583333 Fishing Vessel THAI UNION 3 Thailand Attack 27
-4.483333, 52.433333 Cargo Vessel AL KHALIQ Panama Attack 26
-3.783333, 55.683333 Fishing Vessel GLORIA Seychelles Attack 0
12.483333, 63.583333 Cargo Vessel SINAR KUDUS Indonesia Attack 20
11.583333, 62.566667 Fishing Vessel SHAHBAIG Pakistan Attack 29
-4.516667, 54.466667 Cargo Vessel LYNN RIVAL UK Attack 2
11.666667, 49.250000 Dhow NAFEYA India Attack 14

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