1990s in piracy

none This timeline of piracy in the 1990s is a chronological list of key events involving pirates between 1990 and 1999. Events 1995 September 13 - The freighter Anna Sierra is boarded off the coast of Thailand after a group numbering 30 men overtook the ship in a motorboat. Heavily armed, the crew were forced to surrender and eventually set adrift in the ship's lifeboats. The pirates set sail for China and, repainting and refitting the ship within two days, arrived in Beihai where they used forged papers to sell the ship's cargo of sugar. The ship was eventually located following the crew's rescue and, after a legal battle between the ship's owners, the ship was beached at Beihai. The pirates, although held in Chinese custody, were not charged by authorities.Faison Seth April 20, 1997 Pirates, With Speedboats, Reign in China Sea Port The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/20/world/pirates-with-speedboats-reign-in-china-sea-port.html December 5, 20231996-09-26 'Anna Sierra' crew identifies pirates https://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/anna-sierra-crew-identifies-pirates/1-1-237912 2023-12-05 TradeWinds Latest shipping and maritime news en 1996 The London-based International Maritime Bureau reports approximately 224 acts of piracy.Maritime Order and Piracy https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/sa/sa_aug00sav01.html 2023-12-05 ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu Several hours after leaving Singapore, the tanker Succi is attacked and boarded by several armed men and, setting the crew adrift in a lifeboat, successfully made their escape. Although the crew were later rescued, the tanker has not been recovered.December 2023 Intersall, Inc., discovers an 18th-century shipwreck near Beaufort, North Carolina, believed to be Blackbeard's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge.Intersal Discovers Blackbeard's Flagship! https://www.lat3440.com/ 2023-12-05 Intersal Inc en-US 1997 May - A British couple sailing on a yacht were attacked by Albanian pirates, armed with assault rifles and grenades, while sailing around the Greek island of Corfu and robbed of valuables.Ryan Nick 2 August 1997 The Sea Wolves http://www.nickryan.net/articles/pirates.html 2025-07-09 www.nickryan.net The Scotsman 1998 The London-based International Maritime Bureau reported worldwide acts of piracy had fallen to 198 as compared to 247 from the previous year as well as 67 deaths.December 2023 The 23 crew members of the MV Cheung Son were murdered by pirates.Sweeney John 2000-08-27 Ships vanish as piracy rules en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/aug/27/johnsweeney.theobserver 2023-12-05 0261-3077 Eventually captured by Chinese authorities, the 13 suspects were later executed.1999-12-23 13 pirates sentenced to die https://www.scmp.com/article/303656/13-pirates-sentenced-die 2023-12-05 South China Morning Post en April – After seizing the Malaysian vessel Petro-Ranger, the pirates sailed to China where the ship was eventually stopped and impounded by authorities. The pirates on board were detained by Chinese authorities, and were later released four months later. 12 people were also charged by Indonesian authorities.Parry Richard Lloyd 1998-05-04 Arrests as lost tanker reappears in China https://www.independent.co.uk/news/arrests-as-lost-tanker-reappears-in-china-1161202.html 2023-12-05 The Independent enHitt Jack August 20, 2000 Bandits in the Global Shipping Lanes The New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/20/magazine/bandits-in-the-global-shipping-lanes.html December 5, 2023 September – The Japanese cargo ship Tenyu disappeared with a cargo of aluminium whilst en route from Indonesia to Korea. It was found three months later by Chinese authorities while docked at Zhangjiagang, its 14 crew members presumed dead.Jordan Mary Sullivan Kevin July 5, 1999 High-Tech Pirates Ravage Asian Seas https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/daily/july99/pirates5.htm 2023-12-05 The Washington Post September – The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for piracy.How abolishing the death penalty led to more convictions The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2017/04/12/how-abolishing-the-death-penalty-led-to-more-convictions 2023-12-05 0013-0613 1999 April - The Cypriot-registered fuel tanker Valiant Carrier is hijacked in the Malacca Strait when pirates stormed the ship after throwing Molotov cocktails onto the deck. During the attack three of ship's officers are stabbed, as well a seven-month-old girl, before leaving the ship adrift. The crew is able to regain control of the ship, avoiding collision with a nearby island and preventing a massive oil spill.Young Adam J. Valencia Mark J. 2003 Conflation of Piracy and Terrorism in Southeast Asia: Rectitude and Utility https://www.jstor.org/stable/25798643 Contemporary Southeast Asia 25 2 269–283 0129-797XCafferky Shawn 2004 Review of Dangerous Waters: Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas https://www.jstor.org/stable/41563176 The Great Circle 26 2 70–72 0156-8698 April 28 - Holding a ships officer hostage, a ship is robbed of $9,926 and the master's gold bangle after being boarded in Bangka Strait, Indonesia.Dillon Dana Robert June 22, 2000 Piracy in Asia: A Growing Barrier to Maritime Trade http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/BG1379.cfm unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20100226185809/http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/BG1379.cfm February 26, 2010 December 5, 2023 The Heritage Foundation June 8 - A ship bound for Songkhla, Thailand is boarded by pirates in two speedboats off the east coast of Malaysia and hijacked. While holding one crew member hostage, the remaining sixteen crewmen were forced into a lifeboat and set adrift, sailing away with 2,060 tons of gas oil before Chinese authorities eventually detained the ship. October 22 - The Japanese cargo ship Alondra Rainbow is attacked and boarded by ten pirates, eventually setting 17 crew members adrift on one of the ship's life rafts. Without food or water, the sailors drift on the open sea for more than a week before being rescued. The ship was later sighted by the Indian navy, which captured it after a two-day chase. 15 people were convicted, with one dying in custody, and the other 14 sentenced to six months to seven years imprisonment.2003-02-26 14 hijackers of Japanese ship convicted The Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/14-hijackers-of-japanese-ship-convicted/articleshow/38606802.cms 2023-12-05 0971-8257 2000 Treasure hunter Barry Clifford finds an early 18th-century wreck in the harbor of Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar. Archaeologist John De Bry identifies the remains as those of the Fiery Dragon, Christopher Condent's pirate sloop.Maugh II Thomas H. 2001-01-25 How to Be a Successful Pirate, Singlehandedly https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-25-me-16827-story.html 2023-12-05 Los Angeles Times en-US However, a UNESCO analysis of Clifford's discovery reported that Clifford had instead found an unrelated ship of Asian origin.Phillip Abby Inside the turbulent world of Barry Clifford, a pirate-ship hunter under attack - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/16/unesco-buried-explorer-barry-cliffords-captain-kidd-discovery-and-he-is-freaking-out/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171109220014/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/16/unesco-buried-explorer-barry-cliffords-captain-kidd-discovery-and-he-is-freaking-out/ dead 9 November 2017 The Washington Port 13 January 2020 9 November 2017 February - Contact is lost with the cargo ship MV Hualien off the coast of Taiwan. Neither the ship nor its 21 crew members are found. https://archive.org/details/HECCR1890/2000/page/n73/mode/2up Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns: 2000 Lloyd's Register 74 February 23 - The Japanese tanker MT Global Mars, carryiang 6,000 metric tons of palm oil, is attacked off the coast of Malaysia by pirates armed with automatic weapons. The ships 18 crew members were held hostage for 10 days and set adrift in a small boat before being rescued off the coast of Thailand on March 10. The ship was located four months later near Hong Kong. It had been renamed and had to stop due to engine trouble. 20 people were arrested.Fraser Niall 2000-06-17 Hijacked tanker found near Lamma Island https://www.scmp.com/article/319273/hijacked-tanker-found-near-lamma-island 2023-12-05 South China Morning Post en See also Piracy in the 21st century, for subsequent events Timeline of piracy References Category:Attacks in the 1990s Category:Piracy by year