(U) GULF OF GUINEA/HORN OF AFRICA/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Weekly Piracy Update for 12 - 18 December 2019 ONIINFOGRAPHIC 1900 Ce ee ee ee ee UNCLASSIFIED \o> @ jacking RG) sos cg We remoted bonding © surpuious Actniy (U) Gulf of Guines incidents (U.Horn of Ain Incidents (U) Southeast Asia incidents a 2 ete ng 0 ro Tent] 2S [wave TT] Bove [BOTS | end aas aate| 07 | m8 [aon] fees Taare [a | a La Ted et ge gg ot ase ee res 13(U) GULF OF GUINEA/HORN OF AFRICA/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Weekly Piracy Update for 12 - 18 December 2019 eer 1. (U) KIDNAPPING - (U} TOGO: On 15 December, six heavily armed pirates boarded the Marshall Islands-flagged product tanker DUKE underway ‘heat position 04:23 59N - 002:03.15E, 113 NM southeast of Lome, Togo. They kidnapped 20 af the 21 crewmembers and destroyed some equipment resulting in the tanker gaing into a blackout condition. The remaining crewman sent a distress signal and requested to be towed to a Safe area, Upon receiving the information, the IMB Piracy Reporting Center liased with regional authorities to provide assistance tothe tanker. A “Togo Navy ship was dispatched to the location ofthe tanker and made arrangements to tow the tanker. Twenty crewmen from India were reported kidnapped 2 (IMB; wew-geaptain.com; wnww.maritime-executivecom, www arxmaritime.com) 2, (U) CREW RELEASED - TOGO: On 12 December, authorities in Lome announced the release of three seafarers kidnapped on 4 November from the Greece-flagged tanker ELKA ARISTOTLE, The crewmen, one ram the Philippines, ane from Greece, and ane from Georgia, were reportedly boeing checked ata local hospital before being released to go home, An additional crenman from the Philippines reportedly died during captivity From an ines, (www safetyasea.com) Horn of Africa 3. (U) SUSPICIOUS APPROACH - RED SEA: On 3 December, a merchant vessel reported a suspicious approach by one skif near position 12:32 — (04326, Bab el Mandeb Strait (UKMTO} EXE (U) No incidents to report Piracy Level mn ang Cs pouch et wth per at ig pga [U0 Hign or mare pracy nin one nee per