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CW ALERT 17/02/15 0200 UTC PIRATE 21° 51' 13“ N 90° 23' 46" E
0059-15 ATTACK

It has been reported that a group of armed men attacked a group of three
fishing vessels operating approximately 100 NM off the Sundarban region of
CW ALERT 0059-15
Bangladesh on 17 February 2015. The attack occurred whilst the vessels FB
MOHSIN AULIA 1, FB MOHSIN AULIA 2 and FB MOHSIN AULIA 3 were routinely
CW ALERT 0065-15 hauling their nets aboard. The three vessels immediately fled the scene and
the armed aggressors gave chase, eight fishermen were subsequently injured
as a result of the pirates firing on all three vessels. The pirates abandoned
their chase when the vessels reached shore.
CW ALERT 25/02/15 1035 UTC GENERAL 13° 3' 0" N 43° 6' 0" E
0065-15 ALERT

A Master of a vessel has reported to UKMTO of a suspicious approach while
underway in the Bab el Mandeb. In conditions of reduced visibility to 2nm, the
Master reported that the two white skiffs had 5 persons on board in each skiff,
they were wearing yellow raincoats. They approached on the port side at 300
metres. The skiffs came towards the vessel at speed, which is when the
embarked Armed Security Team fired five warning shots. The skiffs
immediately turned away into the mist but then reappeared on the starboard
side at a distance of 2nm, 30 minutes later. Both skiffs then moved to the front
of the vessel and continued outbound from the vessel. There was a possible
sighting of ladders on one skiff but unable to confirm due to poor visibility.
The vessel is now safe.