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The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB) has a Safety Report regarding the pirate attack on MV LEOPARD which was attacked by Somali pirates appr. 200 nautical miles southeast of the coast of Oman in 2011. After the pirates had taken control of the ship and the crew, they tried in to tow the LEOPARD to the Somali coast. Later in the evening, the crew were transferred to the pirates’ mother ship as .
After analysis of the events, the report concludes the following: The attack on MV LEOPARD and the abduction of the crew on 12 January 2011 was carried out by Somali pirates who had the equipment and will to the ship. The pirates succeeded in boarding the ship despite the antipiracy measures implemented on the basis of the experiences gained by the crew, the operator, the shipowner and the international recommendations. The ship was not captured and had to be left in the open sea due to damage to the ship’s propulsion system that the pirates had caused during the attempt to the ship.
The recommendations of the Best Management Practice 3 were unclear as regards the use of unarmed guards, and left this issue to the shipowner’s . The BMP3 the use of armed guards. At the time of the attack, it was under Danish law only in extraordinary circumstances that permits were issued by the authorities to have armed guards on board Danish ships.
