Hijacking of the Italian tanker Enrico Ievoli
In the early hours of December 27, off the coast of Oman, the Italian-owned chemical tanker, Enrico Ievoli, was reported attacked and hijacked by pirates.
The news has been confirmed by the Italian Foreign Ministry that the chemical tanker carrying approximately 15,750 tons of caustic soda had been pirated.
MT Enrico Ievoli, sailing from Fujairah (UAE) bound for the Mediterranean Sea, was captured approximately 215 nautical miles East by Northeast of Salalah, but less than 40nm from the Oman coast, at 0403 UTC. With a crew of 18 comprising of six Italians, five Ukrainians and seven Indians, it is owned by Marnavi of Naples in Italy. The Master had alerted the Italian Coastguard headquarters. It was heading toward the randevouz point with the Chinese armed convoy.
"As far as we know, the Enrico Ievoli is currently in movement towards an unknown destination. We presume it's Somalia," Domenico Levoli, the director of Marnavi said in speaking to AFP. Levoli went on to say the ship's Italian captain, Agostino Musumeci, had told him: "The pirates are on board but we are all fine." According to the Master the hijacking went through without damage and injury to the crew. Everybody on board is unharmed.
The hijack of the tanker comes after two Italian tankers, Rosalia D'Amato and Savina Caylyn were freed for a total of around US$17 million. The Enrico Ievoli had experienced a pirate attack in March 2006.
Source: Somalia Report
3rg Maritime Security
Articles
- Latest Piracy Incidents
- Possible End to South Africa Anti-Piracy Operations
- Hijacked MV Leila Arrives off Bargal
- Crew detained in Mombasa
- UK Firearms Legislation
- Somali Pirate Numbers
- New Hijacking Season
- Italian Armed Guards Accused of Murder
- International Maritime Experts Call for Better Coordinated Counter-Piracy Messaging
- Captain and Chief Engineer Killed During Pirate Attack Off Nigeria
- Chemical Tanker Hijack at Anchor in Lagos Nigeria
- MV Leila Hijacked by Pirates off the Omani Coast
- Piracy Report 5th Feb
- FCO Minister hears from NGOs on Somalia
- 2011 Record of Vessels Hijacked by Somali Pirates
- Hired guns can help to tackle threat of piracy says minister
- GUARDCON update on security guard contract
- Somalia Puntland Pirate Arrests
- German EU Warship Pressures Pirates Into Releasing Dhow and Crew
- Maritime Security Operator - 3rg course feedback
- Training Day 3rgs MSO Course
- 3rg Maritime Security Operators MSO Course
- Piracy attacks in East and West Africa dominate world report
- Italian Hostages
- Piracy West Africa
- Civilian Deaths after Pirate Confrontation
- Conflict over the MV Savina Caylyn
- Pirates Seized
- Hijacking of the Italian tanker Enrico Ievoli
- Italian Tanker Enrico Ievoli Hijacked by Pirates Off Oman
- U.S. Navy Stops Pirate Attack
- British Royal Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack
- Somali Pirates Demand 8 million for Greek Vessel MT Liquid Velvet
- Merchant Ship Crews Held Hostage in Somalia
- Italian Tanker Savina Caylyn Released by Somali Pirates for 11.5 million
- Maritime Security Operators course - December course feedback
- Merchant ship crews held hostage in Somalia
- Weekly Piracy Assessment 30 Nov - 7 Dec
- Weekly Piracy Assessment
- Pirates Attack Italian ship no-one hurt
- SOMALIA UN SECURITY COUNCIL URGES COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO MARITIME PIRACY
- EU ANTI-PIRACY MISSION OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA IS FACING A SHORTAGE OF SHIPS
- First French trial against Somali pirates opens in Paris
- EU ANTI-PIRACY MISSION OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA IS FACING A SHORTAGE OF SHIPS
- Cameron Announces Major Conference on Somali Piracy
- UN Urges Global Response to Piracy
- BIMCO Employment of Armed Guards on Ships
- 3rg Maritime Security Operators MSO Course
- UK Government Green Light for Armed Security Personnel
- Italy uses military to guard its ships
- Piracy attacks are escalating in the Gulf of Guinea
- Piracy Surge in Coming Weeks
- Somali pirates may start using machine guns
- 3rg Announce date for their first SIA Approved Close Protection course
- Conducting Business without Human Rights Violation Complicity
- James Rapp CB becomes a managing partner for 3rg
Categories
- Business Intelligence
- Security Consultancy
- Human Rights Violations
- Close Protection
- SIA
- armed anti piracy
- pirates
- armed guards
- maritime security
- armed guards Indian ocean
- armed guards Indian ocean International Maritime Organization 3rg Maritime Security piracy Gulf of Guinea
- maritime security operator
- Maritime training
- 3rg Maritime Security piracy Gulf of Guinea
- armed anti piracy gulf of aden
Archives
Contact
Speak to one of our consultants now for your tailored security solution.
