South Africa

Five new pirate attacks

New pirate and attempted pirate attacks have been reported in November 2003 by the ICC International Maritime in the Singapore Strait, and in Indonesian, Bangladeshi, Nigerian and South African waters.

In the attempted South African attack, six pirates in a speedboat followed a refrigerated ship off Port Shepstone. When they tried to board the ship, the ship's crew managed to successfully stop them by using fire hoses.