A merchant vessel reported coming under pirate attack in 03-05S 053-19E at 010430Z may

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A MERCHANT VESSEL REPORTED COMING UNDER PIRATE ATTACK IN
03-05S 053-19E AT 010430Z MAY. APPROXIMATELY 180 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SEYCHELLES. VESSEL FIRST OBSERVED
MOTHER BOAT WITH TWO HIGH SPEED BOATS IN THE DISTANCE,
AFTER 30-40 MINUTES THE TWO SPEED BOATS APPROACHED THE
VESSEL. UPON SIGHTING THE PIRATES, THE CAPTAIN ALTERED
COURSE TO PUT THE PIRATES ON HIS STERN, AND ONCE THE
PIRATES WERE ALONGSIDE HE PERFORMED EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO
PREVENT FOUR TO FIVE BOARDING ATTEMPTS BY HOOKED LADDER.
PIRATES FIRED AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AS WELL AS FIVE RPGS
WHILE TRYING TO BOARD THE VESSEL. VESSEL SUFFERED DAMAGE
TO THE BRIDGE, HULL, AND SUPERSTRUCTURE RESULTING FROM
RPG FIRE AS WELL AS BULLET FIRE.
ANOTHER MERCHANT VESSEL REPORTED COMING UNDER ATTACK IN
04-52S 060-06E AT 010530Z MAY. APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES
EAST OF SEYCHELLES. VESSEL FIRST SIGHTED PIRATES ABOUT
11 MILES AWAY BEARING 120 DEGREES. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES,
FIRST BOAT WITH THREE MEN ON BOARD CAME ALONGSIDE AND
TRIED TO BOARD WITH A HOOKED LADDER BUT FAILED MANY TIMES.
SECOND BOAT WITH FOUR MEN ON BOARD CONTINUED TO FIRE ON
BRIDGE AND ACCOMMODATION AND REPORTEDLY NEVER TRIED TO
BOARD. CAPTAIN PERFORMED EVASIVE MANEUVERING TO PREVENT
BOARDING. PIRATES REMAINED ON STATION FIRING AT THE
VESSEL WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES BEFORE
FINALLY BREAKING OFF THE ATTACK. NO SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS
REPORTED, JUST MINOR HOLES IN THE ACCOMMODATION. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE VESSEL REPORTED THE SEA STATE
AS CALM WITH NO SWELL. THE PROBABILITY OF ADDITIONAL
ATTACKS IN THESE AREAS IS HIGH OVER THE NEXT 24 - 48 HOURS.
WIND SPEEDS DURING THAT PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO BE
5 - 15 KTS WITH WAVE HEIGHTS AT 2 - 6 FT. THESE CONDITIONS
REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO MARINERS AS THEY ARE
HIGHLY FAVORABLE FOR PIRATE SMALL BOAT ACTIVITY.