Index

1993 Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM)

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Anti-Shipping Activity Warning Messages

Date of Occurrence: 12/11/1993 Reference Number: 1993-122
Geographical Subregion: 63
Geographical Location: 22/19/00 N 91/49/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: U.S. FLAGGED M/V GREEN ISLAND
Description:  
M/V GREEN ISLAND WHILE APPROACHING ANCHORAGE AND WHILE AT ANCHOR ON THE 11 DEC IN CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH WAS APPROACHED BY PIRATES. SHIP'S SECURITY WATCH MANAGED TO THWART THE BOARDINGS. VESSEL'S AGENT REPORTED THAT THE PORT DOES NOT HAVE ANY PATROL VESSELS TO PROVIDE PROTECTION. HE ALSO STATED THAT ATTACKS HAVE OCCURRED DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.

Date of Occurrence: 12/09/1993 Reference Number: 1993-124
Geographical Subregion: 71
Geographical Location: 4/00/00 N 98/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES ATTACKED UNKNOWN M/V IN BELAWAN, SUMATERA ON 09 DEC. PIRATES BOARDED M/V AND STOLE 40 LTRS OF PAINT.

Date of Occurrence: 12/04/1993 Reference Number: 1993-118
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 17/57/00 N 120/11/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V ALAM TELADAN
Description:  
VESSEL REPORTED THAT A SUSPICIOUS MOTORIZED OUTRIGGED CANOE WITH 04 POB APPROACHED FROM ASTERN. COURSE 199, SPEED 15 KTS ON 04 DEC. SEEING ALERT CREW ABANDONED ATTEMPT.

Date of Occurrence: 11/05/1993 Reference Number: 1993-114
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 19/52/00 N 118/22/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES ATTEMPTED TO BOARD VESSEL BUT DUE TO CREW ALERTNESS AND ROUGH SEA TURNED AWAY.

Date of Occurrence: 11/05/1993 Reference Number: 1993-117
Geographical Subregion: 91
Geographical Location: 19/52/00 N 118/22/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V KAYAX
Description:  
O5 NOV 93 AT 0210Z, M/V KAYAX IN POSITION 19-52N 118-22E APPROACHED BY PIRATE VESSEL. M/V KAYAX INCREASED SPEED AND CHANGED COURSE. PIRATE VESSEL DID NOT ATTACK DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ROUGH SEAS.

Date of Occurrence: 11/03/1993 Reference Number: 1993-110
Geographical Subregion: 92
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: OUTRIGGER
Description:  
03 NOV 93, 4 PIRATES POSING AS PASSENGERS, SEIZED AN OUTRIGGER BOAT IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES. A REPORT STATES THE OWNER AND THREE OTHER PEOPLE WERE HACKED TO DEATH AND THEIR BODIES THROWN INTO THE SEA. 2 PASSENGERS JUMPED INTO THE SEA AND SWAM ASHORE. PIRATES SPED AWAY ON THE BOAT.

Date of Occurrence: 11/03/1993 Reference Number: 1993-116
Geographical Subregion: 63
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: F/V
Description:  
IN THE BAY OF BENGAL, PIRATES HAVE ATTACKED ABOUT 50 F/V IN THE LAST WEEK. PIRATES HAVE LOOTED THEIR CATCH AND THROWN ABOUT 20 CREWMEMBERS INTO THE SEA.

Date of Occurrence: 10/28/1993 Reference Number: 1993-115
Geographical Subregion: 71
Geographical Location: 4/44/00 S 98/35/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES ATTEMPTED TO BOARD VESSEL THREE TIMES BUT FAILED.

Date of Occurrence: 10/22/1993 Reference Number: 1993-108
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 8/17/00 N 106/40/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V NORDSINO
Description:  
M/V NORDSINO APPROACHED BY PIRATES ON 22 OCT 93 IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. NORDSINO TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND INCREASED SPEED. THE ATTACK WAS ABORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 10/19/1993 Reference Number: 1993-103
Geographical Subregion: 72
Geographical Location: 9/12/00 S 114/50/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: S/V GULLHAAR
Description:  
12 METER SLOOP GULLHAAR WITH 4 POB ATTACKED BY THREE PIRATE VESSELS IN 09-12S 114-50E ON 19 OCT 93. 25 OCT 93, S/V GULLHAAR ARRIVED SAFE AT CHRISTMAS ISLAND, AUSTRALIA.

Date of Occurrence: 10/18/1993 Reference Number: 1993-123
Geographical Subregion: 57
Geographical Location: 4/46/00 N 7/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES, ARMED MEN
Victim: AWAFC VESSEL
Description:  
M/V ATTACKED IN THE PORT OF HARCOURT, NIGERIA. CREW SUFFERED SLIGHT INJURIES WHEN 8 MEN ARMED BOARDED THE SHIP. ACCORDING TO (AWAFC) AMERICAN WEST AFRICAN FREIGHT CONFERENCE, PIER WATCHMEN DID NOT INTERVENE. CONFERENCE ALSO CHARGES THAT STEVEDORES OPEN CONTAINERS AND REMOVE CONTENTS DURING CARGO DISCHARGE.

Date of Occurrence: 10/17/1993 Reference Number: 1993-107
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 16/8/00 N 120/17/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V BP ADMIRAL
Description:  
M/V BP ADMIRAL REPORTED AN ATTEMPTED PIRATE ATTACK AT 16-08N 120-17E. SMALL CRAFT APPROACHED FROM STERN, ATTACKERS FLED AFTER ALARMS WERE SOUNDED.

Date of Occurrence: 09/30/1993 Reference Number: 1993-105
Geographical Subregion: 24
Geographical Location: 24/00/00 S 47/00/00 W
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V SAO PAULO
Description:  
M/V SAO PAULO WHILE ANCHORED AT SANTOS OUTER ROADS ATTACKED BY 6 PIRATES ON 30 SEP 93. ATTACK OCCURRED AT ABOUT 0500 HRS. 5 CONTAINERS WERE VIOLATED.

Date of Occurrence: 09/29/1993 Reference Number: 1993-104
Geographical Subregion: 24
Geographical Location: 24/00/00 S 47/00/00 W
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V BETELGEUSE
Description:  
RO/RO M/V BETELGEUSE ATTACKED BY 6 PIRATES WHILE ANCHORED AT SANTOS OUTER ROADS ON 29 SEP 93. CREWMEMBERS ACTIVATED THE ALARM AND THE PIRATES FLED.

Date of Occurrence: 09/27/1993 Reference Number: 1993-106
Geographical Subregion: 71
Geographical Location: 3/00/00 N 100/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V MACKNIGHT
Description:  
M/V MACKNIGHT, BERTHED AT BELAWAN INDONESIA BOARDED BY PIRATES ON 27 SEP 93 FROM A SMALL MOTORIZED VESSEL. DUTY OFFICER BLEW HIS WHISTLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PIRATES JUMPED INTO THE SEA AND BOARDED THEIR BOAT.

Date of Occurrence: 09/25/1993 Reference Number: 1993-109
Geographical Subregion: 91
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: F/V UNKNOWN
Description:  
25/26 SEP 93, PIRATES SHOT DEAD 3 FISHERMEN IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES. PIRATES STOLE VICTIM'S MONEY, FISHING GEAR AND BOAT MOTOR.

Date of Occurrence: 09/11/1993 Reference Number: 1993-112
Geographical Subregion: 71
Geographical Location: 1/00/00 N 105/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V KOTA INTAN
Description:  
M/V KOTA INTAN ATTACKED BY PIRATES IN FAST SPEED BOAT. PIRATES ATTEMPTED TO THROW HOOK OVER BUT M/V KOTA INTAN TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND ATTEMPT WAS ABORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 08/28/1993 Reference Number: 1993-93
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 19/34/42 N 115/27/12 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V A.J.1
Description:  
M/V A.J.1 WAS CHASED BY A PIRATE BOAT DESCRIBED AS A EX NAVAL PATROL BOAT FITTED WITH RADAR AND ANTENNAS. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 08/20/1993 Reference Number: 1993-92
Geographical Subregion: 73
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V KITSA
Description:  
PIRATES BOARDED THE M/V KITSA'S ENGINE SPARE PARTS ROOM AND STOLE PARTS. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 08/13/1993 Reference Number: 1993-91
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 22/8/00 N 115/6/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V HERMES HOPE
Description:  
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM M/V HERMES HOPE REPORTING THEY ARE ABOUT TO BE ATTACKED ON THE STARBOARD SIDE. THE M/V HERMES HOPE SAID THEY TRIED TO AVAID THEIR ATTACKERS BY FREQUENTLY ALTERING COURSE AND RUNNING AT MAX SPEED. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 07/15/1993 Reference Number: 1993-85
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 22/8/00 N 114/27/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES FROM FOUR SPEED BOATS ATTACKED AN UNKNOWN VESSEL BUT WERE DRIVEN OFF. NO REPORTED CASUALTIES.

Date of Occurrence: 07/14/1993 Reference Number: 1993-38
Geographical Subregion: 97
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V KO MAL SHAN
Description:  
WAGLAN ISLAND M/V KO MAL SHAN WAS BOARDED BY ARMED PIRATES ESCORTED BY SPEEDBOATS, APPROX NINE MILES OFF OF WAGLAN ISLAND. THE VESSEL WAS ORDERED TO ALTER COURSE TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION. IT WAS'NT SAID HOW MUCH OF THE CARGO WAS STOLEN OR HOW MANY OF THE CREW WAS INJURED.

Date of Occurrence: 07/14/1993 Reference Number: 1993-66
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V KO MAL SHAN
Description:  
KOREAN M/V KO MAL SHAN WAS ATTACKED BY 14 ARMED PIRATES IN FOUR SPEEDBOATS NINE MILES MILES OFF WAGLAN ISLAND. IT'S UNKNOWN HOW MANY PERSONS WERE INJURED.

Date of Occurrence: 07/08/1993 Reference Number: 1993-35
Geographical Subregion: 95
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: CHINESE BORDER VESSEL
Victim: M/V VALERIY VOLKOV
Description:  
08 JULY 93 M/V VALERIYT VOLKOV WAS SAILING THROUGH THE KOREAN ECONOMIC ZONE WHEN THE CHINESE BORDER VESSEL FIRED THEM. IN ORDER TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS THEY ALLOWED THE PIRATES TO BOARD THEM AND CARRY OUT THEIR SEARCH. WHEN THEY FOUND NOTHING WORTHY OF TAKING, THEY LEFT THE VESSEL. NO REPORTS OF INJURY.

Date of Occurrence: 07/08/1993 Reference Number: 1993-94
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V VALERIY VOLKOV
Description:  
RUSSIAN M/V VALERIY VOLKOV WAS TRANSITTING THROUGH THE KOREAN ECONOMIC ZONE WHEN THEY WERE FIRED UPON AND BOARDED BY PIRATES. WHEN FOUND OUT THEIR WAS NOT ANYTHING WORTH STEALING, THEY LEFT. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 07/06/1993 Reference Number: 1993-67
Geographical Subregion: 94
Geographical Location: 26/46/00 N 122/46/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN FISHING BOAT
Description:  
A KAOHSIUNG BASED FISHING BOAT WAS ATTACKED BY TWO PIRATE BOATS THAT BOARDED THE F/V AND STOLE FISHING AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPTMENT. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 07/01/1993 Reference Number: 1993-68
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 20/46/00 N 116/15/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V UKRAINE
Description:  
M/V UKRAINE WAS ATTACKED BY TWO MOTOR BOATS. THE PIRATES OPENED FIRE ON THE UKRAINE BUT THE M/V WAS ABLE TO OUT MANEUVER THE PIRATES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 06/26/1993 Reference Number: 1993-78
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 20/46/00 N 116/15/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES FIRED UPON AND CHASED AN UNKNOWN VESSEL. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 06/26/1993 Reference Number: 1993-86
Geographical Subregion: 71
Geographical Location: 5/15/00 N 106/30/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES HIJACKED AN UNKNOWN VESSEL AND TRANSFERRED GOODS TO ANOTHER SHIP.

Date of Occurrence: 06/25/1993 Reference Number: 1993-36
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 20/46/00 N 116/15/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V KAPITAN LEONTIY BORISENKO
Description:  
SOUTH CHINA SEA 25 JUNE 93 M/V KAPITAN LEONTIY BORISENKO WAS FIRED ON BY UNKNOWN PIRATES BUT WERE ABLE TO OUT MANEUVER THE PIRATES. NO REPORTS OF INJURY.

Date of Occurrence: 06/25/1993 Reference Number: 1993-41
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 20/46/00 N 116/15/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V KAPITAN LEONTIY BORISENKO
Description:  
SOUTH CHINA SEA M/V KAPITAN LEONTIY BORISENKO WAS FIRED UPON BY UNKNOWN AGRESSORS IN TWO MOTORBOATS. THEY DID NOT BOARD DUE TO MANOEUVRES OF THE M/V. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 06/25/1993 Reference Number: 1993-37
Geographical Subregion: 71
Geographical Location: 5/15/00 N 106/15/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V FAR TRADER
Description:  
MALAYSIA 25 JUNE 93 M/V FAR TRADER WAS FIRED ON AND BOARDED BY 16-20 ARMED PIRATES. THE PIRATES LOCKED THE CREW DOWN IN THE ENGINE ROOM. THEY TOOK NAVIGATION CHARTS, CIGARETTES AND PERSONAL ITEMS WERE STOLEN. NO REPORTS OF INJURY.

Date of Occurrence: 06/18/1993 Reference Number: 1993-43
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 12/31/00 N 111/25/36 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V NL TRADER
Description:  
SOUTH CHINA SEA THE M/V TRADER WAS CHASED BY SUSPECTED PIRATES IN A WOODEN M/V. THE M/V TRADER WAS ABLE TO OUT RUN THE PIRATES WITH NO APPARENT INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 06/17/1993 Reference Number: 1993-44
Geographical Subregion: 97
Geographical Location: 22/20/00 N 122/40/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V ELM
Description:  
EAST CHINA SEA M/V ELM REPORTED SHE WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES SHOOTING AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AT HER. ONE PIRATE BOARDED THE VESSEL. NO FURTHER INFO- RMATION WAS GIVEN.

Date of Occurrence: 06/17/1993 Reference Number: 1993-70
Geographical Subregion: 97
Geographical Location: 29/42/00 N 127/42/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
AN UNKNOWN VESSEL WAS FIRED UPON BY PIRATES.

Date of Occurrence: 06/17/1993 Reference Number: 1993-83
Geographical Subregion: 97
Geographical Location: 29/47/00 N 127/30/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V ELM
Description:  
M/V ELM WAS BEING FIRED UPON BY PIRATES WHEN THE M/V ELENI RECEIVED A DISTRESS FROM M/V ELM. NO FURTHER INFORMATION GIVEN.

Date of Occurrence: 06/15/1993 Reference Number: 1993-82
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V KOVDOR
Description:  
M/V KOVDOR WAS CHASED BY A CHINESE VESSEL 150NM SE OF SHANGHAI. M/V KOVDOR SHOT JETS OF WATER FROM FIRE HOSES TO DETER THE PIRATES. THE PIRATES WERE UNABLE TO BOARD THE M/V. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 06/13/1993 Reference Number: 1993-84
Geographical Subregion: 62
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V SO REVALU
Description:  
THE M/V REVALU SENT OUT A DISTRESS REPORTING SHE IS SINKING DUE TO A ATTACK FROM PIRATES. NFI.

Date of Occurrence: 06/09/1993 Reference Number: 1993-69
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: CHINESE WARSHIP
Victim: F/V SOYUZ 4
Description:  
F/V SOYUZ 4 WAS ATTACKED BY A CHINESE WARSHIP AND FORCED THEM TO FOLLOW THEM TO A NAVAL BASE NEAR NINGBO. NO FUTHER INFORMATION GIVEN.

Date of Occurrence: 06/09/1993 Reference Number: 1993-113
Geographical Subregion: 97
Geographical Location: 22/45/00 N 124/10/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V DOOYANG AMBER
Description:  
09 JUN 93, 30 ARMED PIRATES WITH GUNS AND TEAR-GAS EMBARKED ON M/V DOOYANG AMBER. CREW REPORTED PIRATES WEARING CHINESE ARMY CLOTHES. MASTER INTENTIONALLY MADE THE VESSEL'S MAIN ENGINE BREAK DOWN ALONG WITH ACTIVATION OF AN EPIRB. APPEARANCE OF MARINE SAFETY AGENCY AIRCRAFT 56 MILES OFF ISHIGAKI ISLAND CHASED THE PIRATES AWAY.

Date of Occurrence: 06/09/1993 Reference Number: 1993-71
Geographical Subregion: 94
Geographical Location: 22/45/00 N 124/10/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
AN UNKNOWN VESSEL WAS STOPPED BY PIRATES AND FLED WHEN THEY SIGHTED AN AIRCRAFT FROM THE 11TH MARITIME HEADQUARTERS.

Date of Occurrence: 05/29/1993 Reference Number: 1993-101
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 6/59/00 N 108/24/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V PIMA
Description:  
A HIGH SPEED CRAFT, WITH NO LIGHTS, CHASED PIMA FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE MOVING AWAY TO ANOTHER VESSEL ON PIMA'S PORT BEAM.

Date of Occurrence: 05/23/1993 Reference Number: 1993-72
Geographical Subregion: 71
Geographical Location: 5/47/00 S 108/43/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES ATTEMPED TO BOARD AN UNKNOWN VESSEL BUT THEIR PLANS WERE FOILED DUE TO AN ALERT CREW.

Date of Occurrence: 05/12/1993 Reference Number: 1993-40
Geographical Subregion: 95
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V TAIRYO MARU
Description:  
EAST CHINA SEA M/V TAIRYO MARU WAS FIRED UPON AND APPROACHED BY PIRATES BUT WAS NEVER BOARDED AND NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 05/09/1993 Reference Number: 1993-45
Geographical Subregion: 91
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: F/V DEJIN
Description:  
BULOD ISLANDS F/V DEJIN WAS APPROACHED BY THREE HEAVILY ARMED PIRATES. THE F/V TRIED TO OUT RUN THE PIRATES BUT CAPSIZED. THE CREW WAS ORDERED TO JUMP OVERBOARD AFTER THE PIRATES KILLED ONE OF THE CREW. TWO WHO JUMPED OVERBOARD DROWNED. THE OTHER SIX SURVIVED.

Date of Occurrence: 05/08/1993 Reference Number: 1993-34
Geographical Subregion: 94
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: F/V DALRYBA
Description:  
YELLOW SEA NEAR CHINESE COAST. 08 MAY 93 F/V DALRYBA WAS BOARDED BY ARMED PIRATES IN THE NORTHEAST YELLOW SEA BUT HASTILY RETREATED WHEN THEY SAW AN APPROACHING VESSEL. NONE OF THE PIRATES WERE HURT AND NOTHING WAS STOLEN.

Date of Occurrence: 05/08/1993 Reference Number: 1993-96
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: F/V
Description:  
UNIFORMED MEN BOARDED A FISHING VESSEL NEAR NINEPIN ISLANDS. THEY STOLE $ 2,000 FROM THE FOUR CREW MEMBERS, BEFORE FLEEING BY SPEEDBOAT. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 05/05/1993 Reference Number: 1993-79
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 18/55/00 N 116/33/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES CHASED A UNKNOWN FISHING VESSEL. NO OTHER FURTHER INFORMATION GIVEN.

Date of Occurrence: 05/05/1993 Reference Number: 1993-81
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 19/55/00 N 116/3/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES IN A YELLOW HULLED F/V CHASED AN UNKNOWN VESSEL. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 05/03/1993 Reference Number: 1993-80
Geographical Subregion: 91
Geographical Location: 17/18/00 N 120/3/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES IN CANOES, WEARING MASKS, CHASED AN UNKNOWN VESSEL. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 04/30/1993 Reference Number: 1993-100
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 17/52/00 N 114/2/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V ZHONGSHAN
Description:  
M/V ZHONGSHAN REPORTED SHE WAS BEING BOARDED BY PIRATES. NO FURTHER INFORMATION.

Date of Occurrence: 04/29/1993 Reference Number: 1993-42
Geographical Subregion: 97
Geographical Location: 28/51/00 N 126/2/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V PRESIDENT
Description:  
EAST CHINA SEA PIRATES APPROACHED THE PORT STERN OF THE M/V PRESIDENT AND FIRED SHOTS. THE PRESIDENT THEN COMMENCED ZIG ZAG MANOEUVRES THAT KEPT THE PIRATES FROM BOARDING. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

Date of Occurrence: 04/29/1993 Reference Number: 1993-73
Geographical Subregion: 97
Geographical Location: 28/51/00 N 126/2/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES OPENED FIRE ON AN UNKNOWN VESSEL BUT THEIR PLANS WERE FOILED BY AN ALERT CREW.

Date of Occurrence: 04/27/1993 Reference Number: 1993-39
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: CHINESE NAVY VESSEL NO. 162
Victim: M/V SALUD ACE
Description:  
SOUTH CHINA SEA M/V SALUD ACE WAS FIRED UPON BY PIRATES, LATER IDENTIFIED TO BE CHINESE NAVY VESSEL NO. 162, FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS. THE M/V SALUD ACE FIRED RED FLARES AND MANAGED TO OUTRUN THE AGRESSOR.

Date of Occurrence: 04/25/1993 Reference Number: 1993-46
Geographical Subregion: 91
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: F/Vs SHERLYN, MENALYN, SARA
Description:  
PHILIPPINES FISHING VESSELS SHERLYN, MENALYN AND SARA WERE ATTACKED BY PIRATES AND FORCED TO JUMP OVERBOARD. FIVE CREW MEMBERS STILL MISSING.

Date of Occurrence: 04/22/1993 Reference Number: 1993-74
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 20/18/00 N 117/21/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES OPENED FIRE ON A UNKNOWN VESSEL.

Date of Occurrence: 04/22/1993 Reference Number: 1993-75
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 19/24/00 N 116/5/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES OPENED FIRE ON AN UNKNOWN VESSEL. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 04/19/1993 Reference Number: 1993-95
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V TRICOLOR SONG
Description:  
THE PANAMANIAN M/V TRICOLOR SONG WAS ANCHORED IN THE HONG KONG HARBOR, WHEN THEY ALERTED THE POLICE THAT CHINESE HERBS MEDICINE AND COTTON HAD DISAPEARED.

Date of Occurrence: 04/16/1993 Reference Number: 1993-99
Geographical Subregion: 71
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: KAREN PIRATES
Victim: 40 THAI FISHING VESSELS
Description:  
40 THAI FISHING VESSELS WERE SEIZED BY PIRATES. THE PIRATES DEMANDED MONEY FOR THEIR RETURN. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 04/13/1993 Reference Number: 1993-24
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V BALTNMAR NEPTUNE
Description:  
FIVE PIRATES BOARDED THE M/V BALTNMAR NEPTUNE BY WAY OF A JUNK AND SCARED OFF WATCHKEEPERS WITH KNIVES. THE PIRATES BROKE OPEN CONTAINERS AND STOLE THREE CARTONS OF NYLON TAFFETA. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 04/13/1993 Reference Number: 1993-65
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V BALTIMAR NEPTUNE
Description:  
BAHAMIAN M/V BALTIMAR NEPTUNE WAS BOARDED WHILE TIED UP IN HONG KONG HARBOR. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 04/12/1993 Reference Number: 1993-76
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES BOARDED AN UNKNOWN VESSEL OUTSIDE HONG KONG HARBOR AT BOUY B19.

Date of Occurrence: 04/07/1993 Reference Number: 1993-23
Geographical Subregion: 72
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: PERNAS PROTON
Description:  
PIRATES FIRED WARNING SHOTS BEFORE BOARDING THE M/V PERNAS PROTON. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE 45 MIN INCIDENT. THE CREW MEMBERS REPORTED THE PIRATES WERE WEARING MILITARY UNIFORMS AND WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THE CARGO ONBOARD ONLY CONSISTED STEEL COILS, THEY DEPARTED THE SHIP.NOTHING WAS TAKEN.

Date of Occurrence: 04/06/1993 Reference Number: 1993-59
Geographical Subregion: 73
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V KAVO SIDERO
Description:  
GREEK M/V KAVO SIDERO ATTACKED BY NINE PIRATES WHILE AT ANCHORAGE IN BELAWAN ROADS. ONLY SLIGHT INJURIES REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 04/04/1993 Reference Number: 1993-64
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V BIRLAD
Description:  
ROMANIAN M/V BIRLAD WAS FIRED UPON BY THREE SMALL BOATS WITH EIGHT PIRATES ON EACH. THE PIRATES TRY TO CONTACT THE BIRLAD OVER RADIO BUT THE BIRLAD DID NOT RESPOND. THE BIRLAD WAS ABLE TO OUT MANEUVER AND KEPT THE PIRATES FROM BOARDING. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 04/04/1993 Reference Number: 1993-77
Geographical Subregion: 94
Geographical Location: 22/44/00 N 123/48/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
PIRATES BOARDED AN UNKNOWN VESSEL. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 04/04/1993 Reference Number: 1993-98
Geographical Subregion: 91
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V PERNAS PRONTON
Description:  
11 PIRATES WEARING MILITARY UNIFORMS ATTACKED THE M/V PERNAS PRONTON. THE PIRATES LEFT AFTER FINDING ONLY STEEL COILS ON BOARD.

Date of Occurrence: 04/02/1993 Reference Number: 1993-58
Geographical Subregion: 26
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V ICONOS
Description:  
M/V ICONOS WAS FIRED UPON BY PIRATES IN SPEEDBOATS. PIRATES FLED NORTH. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 03/31/1993 Reference Number: 1993-90
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: TUENMUN
Description:  
PIRATES KILLED THE MASTER AND ESCAPED WITH CASH AND VALUABLES.

Date of Occurrence: 03/29/1993 Reference Number: 1993-25
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: FISHING VESSEL
Description:  
PIRATES SHOT AND KILLED THE SKIPPER OF A FISHING VESSEL 63 NM SOUTH-WEST OF WAGLAN ISLAND. THE F/V WAS ENGAGED IN NORMAL FISHING DUTIES WHEN IT WAS STOPPED AND BOARDED BY MASKED MEN , NUMBER OF PIRATES UNKNOWN, ARMED WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS. THE PIRATES STOLE $517 AND WHILE THEY WERE LEAVING A SCUFFLE BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE SKIPPER AND ONE OF THE PIRATES AND IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PIRATE SHOT THE SKIPPER IN ABDOMEN AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD LATER.

Date of Occurrence: 03/29/1993 Reference Number: 1993-60
Geographical Subregion: 62
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: UNKNOWN
Description:  
ON 29 MAR 93 A IRANIAN BOAT STOPPED FOR AFTERNOON PRAYERS WHEN THE PIRATES, SAID TO BE IRANIAN, FIRED UPON THEM WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS WHEN CREWMEMBERS REFUSED TO GIVE UP THEIR GOODS. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED.

Date of Occurrence: 03/27/1993 Reference Number: 1993-61
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: C/V KHANH HO O4
Description:  
VIETNAM C/V KHANH HO 04 REPORTED OVER RADIO THAT THEY WERE BEING FIRED UPON BY UNIFORMED CHINESE SOLDIERS. AFTER THEY BOARDED THEM, ALL CONTACT WITH THEM WAS LOST.

Date of Occurrence: 03/27/1993 Reference Number: 1993-62
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: C/V PHU QHUC
Description:  
VIETNAM FLAG C/V PHU QHUC WAS BOARDED BY PIRATES DESCRIBED WEARING CHINESE UNIFORMS WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 03/27/1993 Reference Number: 1993-63
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V NHA TRANG 8
Description:  
VIETNAM M/V NHA TRANG 8 WAS BOARDED BY PIRATES DESCRIBED AS CHINESE WEARING CHINESE UNIFORMS OFF THE COAST OF HONG KONG. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 03/25/1993 Reference Number: 1993-55
Geographical Subregion: 24
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V SANTA MONICA
Description:  
M/V SANTA MONICA WAS BERTHED AT SANTOS WHEN THREE PIRATES BOARDED HER AND STOLE ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS. THE PIRATES WERE CAUGHT AND CONFESSED TO OTHER PIRACY ACTS. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 03/18/1993 Reference Number: 1993-97
Geographical Subregion: 92
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: F/V DEJIN
Description:  
F/V DEJIN WAS APPROACHED BY A VESSEL CARRYING THREE HEAVILY ARMED MEN. DEJIN, WITH EIGHT CREW, WAS FISHING EAST OF BULOD ISLAND, JOLO. DEJIN WAS PURSUED UNTIL IT CAPSIZED. THE PIRATES KILLED ONE OF THE CREW AND ORDERED THE REST TO JUMP OVERBOARD. TWO DROWNED AND SIX SURVIVED.

Date of Occurrence: 03/10/1993 Reference Number: 1993-19
Geographical Subregion: 62
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: DJIBOUTI PORT
Description:  
03 MARCH, 1993, PIRATES OPENED FIRE ON DJIBOUTI PORT. ONE SHED WAS SIGHTLY DAMAGED.

Date of Occurrence: 03/08/1993 Reference Number: 1993-56
Geographical Subregion: 24
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V ARGENTINA STAR
Description:  
M/V ARGENTINA STAR WAS BOARDED BY PIARTES TWICE. 08 MAR 93 PIRATES BOARDED HER BY BOAT AT SANTOS AND 21 MAR 93 AT RIO DE JANEIRO.

Date of Occurrence: 03/06/1993 Reference Number: 1993-21
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 17/13/00 N 111/3/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Description:  
SOUTHEAST ASIA, INCLUDING MALACCA STRAIT, SINGAPORE STRAIT AND PHILLIPPINES HAVE REPORTED VARIOUS ATTACKS OF PIRACY. VESSELS ADVISED TO MAINTAIN ANTI-PIRACY WATCHES. ATTACKS SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO REGIONAL PIRACY CENTRE LUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAK, TEL: +60 3 201 0014 FAX:+60 3 238 5769 TELEX: MA 31880.

Date of Occurrence: 03/06/1993 Reference Number: 1993-22
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 4/00/00 N 98/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: KAVO SIDERO
Description:  
06 MARCH 1993 KAVO SIDERO WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES WHILE ANCHORED IN BELAWAN ROADS. ONE CREW MEMBER WAS SLIGHTLY HURT.

Date of Occurrence: 03/05/1993 Reference Number: 1993-20
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 17/36/2 N 120/4/4 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Description:  
05 MARCH 93 PIRATES CHASED AND TRIED TO BOARD A VESSEL IN POSITION 1736.2N 12004.4E. SHIPS IN VICINITY TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND REPORT ANY SUSPICIOUS CRAFTS TO CENTRE IMMEDIATELY. REGIONAL PIRACY CENTRE KUALA LUMPUR TEL: 603 201-0014 FAX: 603 2385769 TELEX: MA 31880.

Date of Occurrence: 03/01/1993 Reference Number: 1993-57
Geographical Subregion: 61
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: F/V SOMALIAN GLORY
Description:  
F/V SOMALIAN GLORY WAS FIRED UPON BY THREE PIRATE BOATS USING AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AND ROCKETS. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 02/24/1993 Reference Number: 1993-16
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 17/00/00 N 111/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: MARY NOUR, AND LION
Description:  
16 FEB, 1993, MARY NOUR WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES. NO INJURIES. 17 FEB, 1993, LION WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES AT 1600 LOCAL TIME. NO INJURIES. UPDATE:MARY NOUR SAILED FOR AQABA ON FEB 22 AND LION ARRIVED FROM BUSAN.

Date of Occurrence: 02/18/1993 Reference Number: 1993-15
Geographical Subregion: 91
Geographical Location: 16/49/00 N 117/56/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: ALEKSANDR TSURYUPA
Description:  
18 FEB 93 ALEKSANDR TSURYUPA WAS ATTACKED BY SEA PIRATES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AT 7:30 MOSCOW TIME. NO INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 02/18/1993 Reference Number: 1993-49
Geographical Subregion: 92
Geographical Location: 15/00/00 N 120/30/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V ALEKSANDER TSYURUPA
Description:  
M/V ALEKSANDER TSYURUPA WAS ATTACKED BY FIVE SPEEDBOATS BUT WERE ABLE TO OUT MANEUVER THE PIRATES AFTER ABOUT A TWO HOUR CHASE. NO INJURIES WER REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 02/15/1993 Reference Number: 1993-50
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 22/00/00 N 114/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V MARINE PEACE
Description:  
PANAMANIAN M/V MARINE PEACE WAS FIRED OPON BY PIRATES. ONE PERSON WAS SHOT BUT NO SERIOUS INJURY WAS REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 02/04/1993 Reference Number: 1993-47
Geographical Subregion: 97
Geographical Location: 24/00/00 N 124/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: F/V SUKHINICHI
Description:  
RUSSIAN F/V SUKHINICHI WAS FIRED UPON NEAR JAPANESE ISLAND OF ISHIGAKI IN THE EAST CHINA SEA. THE VESSEL WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE OF CHINESE ORIGIN BY JAPANESE AUTHORITIES. PIRATE VESSEL WAS PANTED GREY WITH NO NATIONAL FLAG SHOWING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 01/17/1993 Reference Number: 1993-11
Geographical Subregion: 62
Geographical Location: 26/30/00 N 56/11/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: S.S. MARJORIE LYKES
Description:  
17 JAN 93 AT 1100Z, S.S. MARJORIE LYKES WAS APPROACHED BY PIRATES. NO ATTACK OCCURED.

Date of Occurrence: 01/08/1993 Reference Number: 1993-14
Geographical Subregion: 94
Geographical Location: 29/00/00 N 125/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: USSURIYSK
Description:  
08 JAN 1993 USSURIYSK(RUSSIAN) WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES IN THE EAST CHINA SEA.

Date of Occurrence: 01/08/1993 Reference Number: 1993-89
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: THE EASTWOOD
Description:  
THE EASTWOOD WAS SEIZED BY 30 PIRATES. NO FURTHER INFORMATION GIVEN.

Date of Occurrence: 01/06/1993 Reference Number: 1993-12
Geographical Subregion: 91
Geographical Location: 16/49/00 N 117/56/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: ARKTIS STAR
Description:  
6 JAN 93 ARKTIS STAR WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. NO INJURIES. VESSEL PROCEEDING ON VOYAGE WITH ETA BISLIG ON JAN 11. 21 JAN 93 ARKTIS STAR ARRIVED FROM BISLIG.

Date of Occurrence: 01/06/1993 Reference Number: 1993-13
Geographical Subregion: 94
Geographical Location: 35/00/00 N 124/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: PRIOZYORNYY
Description:  
06 JAN 1993 PRIOZYORNYY(RUSSIAN) WAS ATTACKED BY A TRIO OF PIRATES IN THE YELLOW SEA.

Date of Occurrence: 01/06/1993 Reference Number: 1993-53
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 16/49/00 N 117/56/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V ARKTIS STAR
Description:  
DANISH M/V ARKTIS STAR WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES USING ROCKET GRENADES AND SMALL ARMS. THE PIRATES WERE IN CHINESE UNIFORMS. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 01/06/1993 Reference Number: 1993-51
Geographical Subregion: 94
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V PRIOZYORNYY
Description:  
RUSSIAN M/V PRIOZYORNYY WAS ATTACKED AND BOARDED BY PIRATES IN THE YELLOW SEA. NOTHING WAS STOLEN. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.

Date of Occurrence: 01/02/1993 Reference Number: 1993-52
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 19/42/00 N 116/58/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V COSMIC LEANDER
Description:  
PHILLIPPINE M/V COSMIC LEANDER WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES. NO FURTHER INFORMATION.

Date of Occurrence: 12/31/1992 Reference Number: 1993-10
Geographical Subregion: 94
Geographical Location: 31/00/00 N 127/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: HALIMATUM
Description:  
31 DEC 92 HALIMATUM WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES 340 KILOMETERS WEST OF YAKU ISLAND. NO INJURIES REPORTED. UPDATE:9 JAN 93 HALIMATUN ARRIVED MUTSURE FROM SAKAIMINATO AND SAILED FOR SUNGEI RAJANG.

Date of Occurrence: 12/28/1992 Reference Number: 1993-7
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location: 19/10/00 N 118/45/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: SHINANOGAWA MARU
Description:  
JAPANESE 1100 LOCAL TIME/0300,UTC. ON DEC 28, SHINANOGAWA MARU WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE REPORTED. UPDATE:5 JAN 93 SHINANOGAWA MARU ARRIVED IN SAKAI FROM NAKAGUSUKU. 7 JAN 93 SHINANOGAWA MARU LEFT FOR THE PERSIAN GULF.

Date of Occurrence: 12/24/1992 Reference Number: 1993-9
Geographical Subregion: 62
Geographical Location: 15/25/00 N 41/40/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: SOYA
Description:  
THAI 25 DEC 92 AT 1030 LOCAL TIME, SOYA WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES. 28 DEC 92 TEMPORARY REPAIRES WERE MADE AND VESSEL LEFT FOR HODEIDAH AT 1830 FOR GALLE.

Date of Occurrence: 12/15/1992 Reference Number: 1993-6
Geographical Subregion: 71
Geographical Location: 4/00/00 N 107/30/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: FAR TRADER
Description:  
PIRATES BOARDED FAR TRADER NEAR THE INDONESIAN ISLAND OF NATUNA LAST WEEK AND SEIZED CARGO AND PERSONAL EFFECTS.

Date of Occurrence: 12/14/1992 Reference Number: 1993-5
Geographical Subregion: 54
Geographical Location: 40/40/00 N 25/5/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: KRITI FILOXENIA
Description:  
KRITI FILOXENIA WAS ATTACKED BY FOUR ARMED PIRATES AT 0600 DEC.14. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 12/13/1992 Reference Number: 1993-48
Geographical Subregion: 57
Geographical Location: 5/00/00 N 3/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: M/V KRITI FILOXENIA
Description:  
M/V KRITI FILOXENIA WAS ATTACKED BY FOUR ARMED PIRATES WHILE ANCHORED 11NM OFF LAGOS. FOUR MOORING LINES AND TWO FIRE HOSES WERE STOLEN. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 12/06/1992 Reference Number: 1993-88
Geographical Subregion: 93
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: FAR TRADER
Description:  
PIRATES BOARDED THE FAR TRADER AND THE 16 CREW MEMBERS SPENT TWO DAYS LOCKED IN THE ENGINE ROOM BEFORE ESCAPING.

Date of Occurrence: 12/01/1992 Reference Number: 1993-1
Geographical Subregion: 63
Geographical Location: 19/00/00 N 73/00/00 E
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: NEA ELPIS
Description:  
BOMBAY INDIA DEC.1 NEA ELPIS WAS ATTACKED BY PIRATES/THIEVES WHILE AT OUTER ANCHORAGE BETWEEN 0430 AND 0500. CREW WAS THREATENED WITH GUNS AND KNIVES BUT NO INJURIES REPORTED.

Date of Occurrence: 09/09/1992 Reference Number: 1993-87
Geographical Subregion: 73
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: RAMONA
Description:  
ATTACK STARTED IN INDONESIAN WATERS, BUT THE PIRATES GAVE UP WHEN THE VESSEL CAME INTO PHILIPINO WATERS NEAR THE COAST.

Date of Occurrence: 08/28/1992 Reference Number: 1993-2
Geographical Subregion: 62
Geographical Location: 13/00/37 N 42/00/25 E
Aggressor: UNKNOWN PEOPLE
Victim: AL SARAWAT NO. 4
Description:  
SAUDI ARABIA AL SARAWAT NO.4 WAS SHOT AT BY UNKNOWN PEOPLE WITH CANNONS AND RIFELS. SHOTS HIT THE ENGINE ROOM CAUSING THE VESSEL TO SINK, AND THE CREW WAS SAFELY RESCUED.

Date of Occurrence: 01/15/1992 Reference Number: 1993-54
Geographical Subregion: 72
Geographical Location:
Aggressor: PIRATES
Victim: SANDAKAN BASED TRAWLER
Description:  
A SANDAKAN BASED TRAWLER WAS HIJACKED BY FIVE PIRATES. TRAWLER WAS SUNK. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES.