Piracy

Pirates continue to pursue merchant vessels off the northeast coast of somalia, approximately 550 miles east…

HYDROPAC 531/09

issued
2009-03-13 18:02Z
status
cancelled 2009-03-16 00:01Z (archive)
authority
ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY 131653Z MAR 09.
sea
Arabian Sea
position
7.183, 58.833
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. PIRATES CONTINUE TO PURSUE MERCHANT VESSELS OFF THE NORTHEAST
   COAST OF SOMALIA, APPROXIMATELY 550 MILES EAST OF EYL.
   A VESSEL REPORTED ONE SKIFF WITH SIX PERSONS ON BOARD, ARMED
   WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS VICINITY 07-11N 058-50E AT 130713Z MAR,
   THE MASTER CONDUCTED EVASIVE MANEUVERS BY SAILING INTO THE WAVES
   SO THAT THE SKIFF COULD NOT KEEP UP FORCING IT TO EVENTUALLY
   ABANDONED ITS PURSUIT. THIS IS THE THIRD REPORTED SIGHTING OF
   ARMED MEN IN A SKIFF WITHIN A 50 MILE RANGE IN THE PAST FOUR DAYS.
   WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT WIND SPEEDS OF TEN
   TO 15 KTS AND WAVE HEIGHTS AT FOUR TO SIX FEET. MOON PHASE IS
   A WANING GIBBOUS WITH 94% ILLUMINATION DECREASING TO 80% OVER
   THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS, LEAVING FAVORABLE NIGHT TIME CONDITIONS
   SIMILAR TO CONDITIONS DURING THE PAST TWO ATTACKS IN THAT AREA.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 16 MAR.

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