<p><img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/images/stories/real-pirates.gif" border="0" align="right" />Somali pirates have released the Italian tug boat Buccaneer after receiving a $4 milliion dollar ransom. The Buccaneer was hijacked on April 11 and has a crew of 16 sailors, all of which are reported in good shape after the ordeal. There were also reports over the weekend of some fighting between a couple of Somali pirate factions on land. Maybe the weather and the naval forces haven't been the only thing keeping them off the sea. The weather should be breaking in the next couple of weeks, and unfortunately, that will mean a rise in piracy in the region. </p><hr id="system-readmore" /><h1>Live Piracy Report</h1> <p>The IMB Live Piracy Report displays all Piracy and Armed Robbery incidents reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre in the last ten days. Click on the map for more details.</p> <br /> <table border="0" class="fabrikTable" id="table_70"><thead> <tr class="fabrik___heading"> <th class="jos_fabrik_icc-ccs-piracymap2009_testing___narrations_heading">Incident Details:</th> <th class="fabrik_view_heading">View</th> </tr> </thead> <tfoot> <tr class="fabrik_calculations"> <td> </td><td> </td> </tr> </tfoot> <tbody><tr id="table_70_row_265" class="fabrik_row oddRow0"> <td class="fabrik_row___jos_fabrik_icc-ccs-piracymap2009_testing___narrations"><p>03.08.2009: 2245 UTC: Posn: 05:28.44N - 005:04.41E, Escravos anchorage, Nigeria.</p><p> </p><p>Five robbers wearing masks armed with automatic guns in a speed boat boarded a refrigerated cargo ship at anchor. They opened fire and kidnapped five crewmembers and escaped. The remaining nine crew were not injured and they sailed the ship to open sea.</p></td> <td class="fabrik_row___fabrik_view"><a class="fabrik___rowlink" href="http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&c=form&view=details&Itemid=82&fabrik=48&rowid=265&tableid=70&fabrik_cursor=0&fabrik_total=0">View</a></td> </tr> <tr id="table_70_row_264" class="fabrik_row oddRow1"> <td class="fabrik_row___jos_fabrik_icc-ccs-piracymap2009_testing___narrations"><p>04.08.2009: 1310 UTC: Posn: 13:32N - 048:50E, Gulf of Aden.</p><p> </p><p>Eight pirates armed with automatic guns in a 7-8 meter long, blue coloured wooden boat, approached a general cargo ship underway at 15-17 knots. They fired upon the ship and attempted to board her several times. Master raised alarm, increased speed, took evasive manoeuvres, and activated SSAS, contacted coalition warships. Pirates aborted the attempted attack due to the effective anti-piracy measures. A coalition helicopter arrived at the location at 1341 UTC.</p></td> <td class="fabrik_row___fabrik_view"><a class="fabrik___rowlink" href="http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&c=form&view=details&Itemid=82&fabrik=48&rowid=264&tableid=70&fabrik_cursor=1&fabrik_total=0">View</a></td> </tr> <tr id="table_70_row_263" class="fabrik_row oddRow0"> <td class="fabrik_row___jos_fabrik_icc-ccs-piracymap2009_testing___narrations"><p>03.08.2009: 1500 UTC: Posn: 13:46.50N – 050:42.30E, Gulf of Aden.</p><p> </p><p>Ten heavily armed pirates in two boats fired upon a bulk carrier underway. The pirates fail to board the vessel due to evasive action taken by the master. All the crew and the ships properties are safe.</p></td> <td class="fabrik_row___fabrik_view"><a class="fabrik___rowlink" href="http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&c=form&view=details&Itemid=82&fabrik=48&rowid=263&tableid=70&fabrik_cursor=2&fabrik_total=0">View</a></td> </tr> <tr id="table_70_row_262" class="fabrik_row oddRow1"> <td class="fabrik_row___jos_fabrik_icc-ccs-piracymap2009_testing___narrations"><p>02.08.2009: 0130 LT: Posn: 02:51.65N – 105:06.12E, South China Sea.</p><p> </p><p>Five pirates on a boat armed with knives boarded a tug boat underway. All the crew mustered and managed to chase the pirates back into their boat. One crew slightly injured.</p></td> <td class="fabrik_row___fabrik_view"><a class="fabrik___rowlink" href="http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&c=form&view=details&Itemid=82&fabrik=48&rowid=262&tableid=70&fabrik_cursor=3&fabrik_total=0">View</a></td> </tr> <tr id="table_70_row_261" class="fabrik_row oddRow0"> <td class="fabrik_row___jos_fabrik_icc-ccs-piracymap2009_testing___narrations"><p>27.07.2009: 2355 LT: Posn: 01:05.41S – 048:29.08W, Mosqueiro anchorage, Brazil.</p><p> </p><p>Robbers armed with knives boarded a bulk carrier at anchor. They tied up the watch keepers hands and stole ship’s stores and escaped.</p></td> <td class="fabrik_row___fabrik_view"><a class="fabrik___rowlink" href="http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&c=form&view=details&Itemid=82&fabrik=48&rowid=261&tableid=70&fabrik_cursor=4&fabrik_total=0">View</a></td> </tr> <tr id="table_70_row_259" class="fabrik_row oddRow1"> <td class="fabrik_row___jos_fabrik_icc-ccs-piracymap2009_testing___narrations"><p>02.08.2009: 2317 UTC: Posn: 03:55.461N – 006:37.321E: Bonny river, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.</p><p> </p><p>Heavily armed pirates in two speedboats, seven in each boat approached and opened fire on a bulk carrier at anchor. The vessel immediately heaved anchor and proceeded to open seas for safety reasons. One crew injured.</p><p> </p></td> <td class="fabrik_row___fabrik_view"><a class="fabrik___rowlink" href="http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&c=form&view=details&Itemid=82&fabrik=48&rowid=259&tableid=70&fabrik_cursor=5&fabrik_total=0">View</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
