Contact report 2:

Large crude carrier attacked
(Note: This report has been edited to protect anonymity)

CC X under passage in corridor. MAST Team sighted possible Pirate Mother Ship 120 degrees on starboard bow at a range of 1.2nm. Mother ship observed loading 5 Tango's into Skiff. Skiff headed at speed towards CC X' starboard quarter. Alarm raised and crew ordered to lockdown position. OOW raised alarm on CH16. Coalition Warship responded but 30nm from CC X. She passed distress call to Indian Warship on convoy duties 20nm from CC X

MAST Team took defensive/deterrent positions on bridge wings in PPE and used fire axes as pretend firearms (longs). Skiff observed at 150 meters from ship and MAST Team brought fire axes to the shoulder position to bluff Tango's. Tango's in Skiff turned away at speed on seeing defensive stance of MAST Team and returned to Mother Ship who was in station 1nm on the starboard quarter.

Indian Warship attempted to launch their helo but incident over before she could launch. Warship returned to convoy duties and deployed helo to investigate Mother Ship at 1745hrs.

Tango's in Skiff observed to have longs but no RPGs and firearms were not used by Tango's.
No injuries to crew or MAST Team.
No damage to CC X or her cargo.

'Since 2008 we have been involved in the vessel protection of over 245 transits and 280 ships between Djibouti, Salalah and many other ports in the region'