2023 in piracy

On March 25, the Monjasa Reformer Liberian-flagged tanker[11] was hijacked in the Gulf of Guinea,[12] about 140 nautical miles from Pointe Noire, Congo.

[14] On April 10, the Success 9 Singaporean-flagged tanker[15] was boarded in the Gulf of Guinea, about 300 nautical miles (556 km) off Cote d’Ivoire, then found six days later off Abidjan.

[13] On May 2, bulk carrier MV Grebe Bulker,[16] under the ensign of Marshall Islands,[17] was boarded in the Port of Owendo, Gabon,[16] resulting in a hostage situation.

On November 19, 2023, Galaxy Leader, en route from Körfez, Turkey to Pipavav, India, and flagged under the ensign of Bahamas,[21] was hijacked by Houthis in the Red Sea.

[5] On November 26, Liberian-flagged oil tanker MV Central Park was seized off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden.

[26] Multilateral anti-piracy task force CTF 151 conducted a VBSS operation, rescuing MV Central Park and capturing the hijackers, suspected Somali pirates.