The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) group has offered an update to earlier advice regarding the current piracy situation and lessons learn from recent incidents.
They are also clear in drawing attention to the fact that despite the freely available piracy best practice guide and wealth of information available for ship operators/managers the basic precautions for preventing successful pirate attacks are not being followed.
Low speed/low freeboard vessels continue to prove easy pickings for the pirates, with good sea state/visibility aiding them further.
They also highlight the recent attacks taking place at night, this could be the early signs of the adoption of new tactics.
This might indicate an awareness that a stealthy approach and boarding would deny a member of the coalition of navies both the opportunity and time to intervene. While safe in the knowledge that once onboard and in control of a vessel the International navies present are reticent to intervene in case the crews are used as hostages.
Friday 12 June 2009
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