The 'Kamome Victoria' was reportedly boarded in the afternoon of May 2, 2022, in the Gulf of Guinea, about 55 nautical miles southsouthwest of Cotonou. The entire Indian crew of 21 men should have sought refuge in the ship's citadel. Unverified reporting indicated that the incident may be linked to an ongoing military operation by the Nigerian Navy. The Nigerian Navy have previously operated within waters off Benin. As of May 3, the ship was underway again to Lagos with an ETA as of May 7.
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ARCH. GABRIEL
The 'Arch Gabriel' was attacked by pirates on April 3, 2022, at 7 p.m. UTC Apr 3 in the Gulf of Guinea, about 305 nautical miles south of Lagos. The ship’s AIS was off since the attack time. The vessel was cruising in the area in legs since middle March having Lagos as port of destination. She had departed Houston in mid-February and was likely waiting for her next contract, meaning that she could have been seen as a target of opportunity having been idle for such a long period.
STI MAGISTER
While the 'STI Magister' was at anchor off Chittagong in pos. 22° 13.6’ N 91° 43.8’ E, the duty officer discovered about four perpetrators at the forecastle deck via CCTV on April 26, 2022. He raised the alarm, informed the master and mustered the ship's crew. He observed further on CCTV that the door of the forepeak store was opened, and three perpetrators came out of it upon hearing the alarm. He sent some crew members to the forward deck, who saw the perpetrators escaping from the ship by either jumping into the water or climbing down the anchor chain. About seven or eight perpetrators were making their escape in a small boat. A search on board was conducted by the crew, and no other perpetrators were spotted. One set of gangway wire coil was found missing. There was no reported damage to the ship, and the crew was not injured. The incident was reported to the local port control centre and the Bangladesh Coast Guard. Three Coast Guard personnel boarded the ship at about 02.40 a.m. to collect evidence. The Coast Guard personnel found footprints and a broken lock from the fore peak store .
LAMPARD
Three robbers armed with knives boarded the moored 'Lampard' at the Belawan anchorage, Indonesia, in position 03 54 50 N, 098 46 12 E on March 23, 2022, at 9.20 p.m. UTC. The duty crew on his routine rounds noticed the robbers near the forecastle and raised the alarm. The crew was mustered. On seeing the crew's alertness, the robbers fled the vessel and escaped with properties stolen from the ship. The incident was reported to the port authorities.
ARCH. GABRIEL
Italian Marines from the frigate 'Luigi Rizzo', which last month took over the anti-pirate patrol in the Gulf of Guinea, after the Danish frigate 'Esbern Snare' was called home due to the developments in Europe, have freed the crew oof the 'Arch Gabriel', who had been attacked by pirates. They had sought safety in the ship's citadel when the ship was attacked by an unknown number of pirates on April 3 approximately 300 nautical miles south of Lagos. The ship had turned off its AIS signal, to make it more difficult for pirates to find the ship. The crew did not succeed in preventing the pirates from intruding on board, but all crew members managed to seek safety in the citadel. Over radio from the citadel, the crew sounded the alarm to the frigate, which was just over 280 nautical miles from the drifting bulk carrier and immediately sailed in the direction of the 'Arch Gabriel' at full speed. As soon as a boarding team was assembled, it was dispatched by the ship's helicopter. By the time the helicopter reached the 'Arch Gabriel', the pirates had left the ship. The Marines entered the bulk carrier and went through all the rooms until it was clear that the ship was secure. The crew was then freed from the citadel. After repairing the equipment the pirates had destroyed, the bulk career resumed sailing, and the Marines left the ship again.