ASKET Maritime Services 2014/15

Your Trusted Security Broker

Simon Biggs Broking and Consulting Director

www.akset.co.uk

ASKET

ASKET Maritime Services 2014/15

ASKET Ltd – Independent Security Broker

• We work with and for Shipping

• Audit, Select, Monitor quality PMSCs at various tier levels

• Save the CSO time and money handling the quotes process

• Selection of quotes on a single sheet to choose from; within 24 hours weekends / Christmas

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The Transit

• The Team

• BMP4 Measures • Passage Plan

• Briefing and Crew

Training

• Life in the HRA

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• Single skiff visually sighted at 4 nm by the bridge team

• Confirmed on Radar but

not consistently painting due to sea clutter - Sea State 2 – 3; white horses

• Whaler type skiff then seen behind first skiff

Head Up Vessel Speed 10.5kts VRM 3.5 nm EBL 20° CPA 0.5 nm Contact speed 20 kts Trail 6 min

First Contact

Example of Skiffs at approx 2- 3 nm

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• Master alerts the crew

• MST mustered on bridge

• 2 x white flares fired toward skiffs

• Master and TL face to face

• Vessel engines increased to full

Head Up Vessel Speed 10.5kts VRM 3.5 nm EBL 25° CPA 0.2 nm Contact speed 20 kts Trail 6 min

Ship Alerted

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• MST load weapons

• Crew confirmed mustered below

• Vessel increases speed begins turn to Port

Head Up Vessel Speed 10.5kts VRM 3.5 nm EBL 30° CPA 0.1 nm Contact speed 20 kts Trail 6 min

Suspicious Approach

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• MST show weapons from bridge wing

• Bridge attempts to hail skiffs

• 5 or more blasts on the ships horn

• At least 4 persons seen on the lead skiff

Head Up Vessel Speed 10.5kts VRM 1.4 nm EBL 45° CPA 0 nm Contact speed 20 kts Trail 6 min

Suspicious Approach

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• SSAS activated • Bridge informs UKMTO • Tarpaulin down centre line

hiding cargo

• First warning shot fired at around 600m

• Clear Splash seen 20m ahead on skiffs Port Bow

Head Up Vessel Speed 11.5kts VRM 1.2 nm EBL 20° CPA 0 nm Contact speed 20 kts Trail 6 min

First Shot

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• Second warning shot fired at 450m

• Clearly seen by pirates who look at splash

• Skiff continues approach

Head Up Vessel Speed 12kts VRM 0.9 nm EBL 20° CPA 0 nm Contact speed 20 kts Trail 6 min

Second Shot

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• Attacking skiff turns and stops 250m from vessel

• 6 Pirates on board

• MST told to hold fire and watch

Head Up Vessel Speed 12kts VRM 0.1 nm EBL 20° CPA 0.1 nm Contact speed 0 kts Trail 6 min

A Brief Lull

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• Pirates direct automatic AK47 fire at vessel from 2 – 3 weapons

• MST fire shots over heads, at engines and finally into hull

• Pirates go to ground

Head Up Vessel Speed 12.5kts VRM 0.1 nm EBL 20° CPA 0.1 nm Contact speed 0 kts Trail 6 min

Pirates Open Fire

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• Skiff and whaler raft up • Monitored by MST • After action report to

UKMTO • Vessel Speed increases to

14.9kts

• Vessel re routed to the East

Head Up Vessel Speed 13kts VRM 0.2 nm EBL 20° CPA 0.5 nm Contact speed 0 kts Trail 6 min

After Action

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• Photos received from Warship(CTF 151)

Naval Response

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“The incident with ‘this VLCC’ last Friday is a classic example of where vigilance and a professional response paid dividends in preventing what could have been the first real pirate success of 2013.” Ian Millen "This is an excellent result. My multinational counter piracy forces swiftly located and dealt with this Somali pirate group." Commodore Blunden, commander of CTF 151

Apprehension and Arrest

• 2 Skiffs apprehended, empty cartridges, climbing equipment and other pirate paraphernalia found

• 12 Pirates arrested & 2 Skiffs destroyed

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• Routing through JWC area

• Know your vessel, how would you get on board? • Crew Training and Rehearsals

• Taken seriously at all levels • Re-rehearsed if not achieved

• Command and Control

• Communications • Dislocation

• Communications with UKMTO

• Bridge Cards (communications / response)

Lessons Learnt

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Bridge Card

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Bridge Card

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Bridge Card

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Bridge Card

ASKET Maritime Services 2014/15

Your Trusted Security Broker

Simon Biggs Broking and Consulting Director

www.akset.co.uk

ASKET