Pirate Attacks Off South America
Date: Late December 4, 2005
Cruise Bruise: Pirate Attack
Injured: Crew = 0
Bruise Location: Porlamar, Venezuela
Vessel Name: Nomotos
Vessel Flag: Canada
Key Points:
Two pirates with rusty automatic handguns forced their way below decks while the crew slept, after pounding on the cabin door and announcing they were with the Coast Guard. One pirate was drunk, and that likely helped this attack end quickly and without as much loss as was possible. The attack ended when one pirate screamed the police were coming. When the captain followed the escaping pirates, he was fired on, but not hit. This vessel was anchored off shore with about 85 other vessels, had previously enquired about the risk of pirate attacks and were told there had been on attacks in recent years. This lead the master to believe they had security in numbers. Other vessels anhored,
Date: March 31, 2001
Cruise Bruise: Pirate Attack
Injured: Crew = 1 (Captain)
Bruise Location: Off the coast of Venezuela
Vessel Name: Lorna
Vessel Flag: Sweden
Key Points:
Pirates encircled the Lorna in two boats, at N10 44.6 W62 22.1 near Punta Toleta, boarded her, shot her captain, threatened her captain's wife with a butcher knife, disabled her two VHF radios leaving only a HF rig to communicate with for help. She found a HF net in use, and put out a Mayday, Help eventually did arrive, the captain received medical assistance, and survived thanks to the Amateur radio operators and the Trinidad & Tobago Coast Guard.
Pirate Attacks Off South America
International Pirate Warnings
Pirate Attacks With Victims Or Hostages
