Suspicious Approach on a Tanker, Somalia
Issued: 8 months ago
Date Reference Region Category Aggressors Source
2025-11-07 07:07:00 CW Alert 004- (Nov 25) Indian Ocean Suspicious activity Pirates UKMTO
It has been reported that there has been a suspicious approach on a vessel 528nm Southeast of Eyl, Somalia. A small craft with three persons onboard came to within 2nm of the vessel before returning to a suspected mothership. The Captain has informed that the mothership was reporting on AIS as the ISSA MOHHAMDI. Clearwater have received further information that the vessel involved was a Marshall Islands-flagged LNG tanker.
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