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A merchant vessel reported coming under pirate attack at 280729Z may approximately 110 miles southwest of al…
HYDROPAC 1011/09
- issued
- 2009-05-28 13:45Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-06-06 10:14Z (archive)
- authority
- ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY 281312Z MAY 09.
- position
- 13.023, 48.810
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
A MERCHANT VESSEL REPORTED COMING UNDER PIRATE ATTACK AT 280729Z MAY APPROXIMATELY 110 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AL MUKALLA, YEMEN IN 13-01.4N 048-48.6E. THE PIRATE BOAT APPROACHED THE VESSEL'S PORT QUARTER. THE MERCHANT VESSEL WAS HEAVILY RIGGED WITH BARBED WIRE AROUND LIKELY HOOK POINTS AT THE MID-SHIP AND STERN AREA, AND NOT AS DENSE ON THE QUARTER. THE MERCHANT VESSEL WAS TRANSITING IN A CONVOY ESCORTED BY AN INDIAN NAVAL VESSEL. THE INDIAN NAVAL VESSEL IMMEDIATELY LAUNCHED A HELICOPTER WHICH FIRED UPON THE PIRATE BOAT AND SUCCESSFULLY PREVENTED THE PIRATES FROM BOARDING. ONI ASSESSES THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF ATTACKS IN THIS AREA FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. WIND SPEEDS DURING THIS TIME ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10 KTS WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET.
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- HYDROPAC messages in force 060800Z jun 2009cancelled by · 2009-06-06
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