Piracy

M/V liquid velvet suspected to be involved in mothership activity traveling off the coast of somalia

Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy · HYDROPAC 63/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-02-04 10:36Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · ONI 092121Z JAN 12.. Issued 2012-01-09 21:45Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy. No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

issued: 2012-01-09 21:45Z
status: Archived notice
authority: ONI 092121Z JAN 12.
issued by: ONI
vessel: M/V LIQUID VELVET
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
SOMALIA.
PIRACY.
M/V LIQUID VELVET SUSPECTED TO BE INVOLVED IN
MOTHERSHIP ACTIVITY TRAVELING OFF THE COAST OF
SOMALIA. VESSELS REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT AND EXERCISE CAUTION.

Reading this warning

Piracy and armed robbery: Attacks and attempted boardings of ships, and suspicious approaches by small craft.
Keep a sharp lookout: A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:02Z; source collection times vary.

Piracy

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