Live Piracy Report

The IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre carries a report of an attemtped attack on a chemical tanker yesterday, January 23rd, off Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. According to the report, a chemical tanker underway in position 06.41S-039.20E was approached by two skiffs with five pirates in each skiff. The merchant vessel enforced anti-piracy measures, increased speed and deployed its onboard security team. As the pirates approached the vessel, the security team fired warning flares, resulting in the

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