Piracy
Vessel, blue hull with white superstructure, hijacked in 05-17N 050-31E at 291354Z jan
Western Indian Ocean · Piracy · HYDROPAC 170/10
- issued
- 2010-01-29 18:17Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-01-30 08:00Z (archive)
- authority
- MSCHOA REQ 23/10 291536Z JAN 10.
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- 5.283, 50.517
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN. PIRACY. VESSEL, BLUE HULL WITH WHITE SUPERSTRUCTURE, HIJACKED IN 05-17N 050-31E AT 291354Z JAN. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP 100 MILES CLEAR OF THIS POSITION AND MAINTAIN A SHARP LOOKOUT. REPORTS TO UKMTO DUBAI, PHONE: 9 715 0552 3215, EMAIL: [email protected].
This area · piracy & armed robbery reports
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Timeline
- Vessel, blue hull with white superstructure, hijacked in 02-45N 052-12E at 300500Z jancancelled by · 2010-01-30
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