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The "San Padre Pio" was attacked by four armed pirates in a speedboat on April 15, 2019, at 8.20 p.m. on the Bonny River's inner anchorage in position 04 28.1N 007 10.1E. Two pirates managed to board the tanker and opened fire, aimed at the superstructure. The onboard Nigerian naval guards returned fire, thwarting the attack. The pirates returned to boat and fled. The crew was mustered and sheltered in the citadel, all of them were safe. One guard was injured during the shooting and was given first aid by the crew. Two security boats responded and approached the tanker. The injured person was transferred to a security boat and taken ashore for medical assistance. No injuries to the remaining crew were reported. The Bonny Signal Station and the Nigerian Navy were notified. There were only four Ukrainian crew on board, because the anker was seized on Jan 23, 2018, by the Nigerian Navy fo illegal entry and illegal fuel trade, and was being under arrest since.

On April 9, 2019, the "Serviola" observed the Tanzanian flagged tanker "Maria Soltin" (IMO: 7203699) which behaved strangely and had a small boat nearby in the Gulf of Guinea. When the Nigerian vessel did not respond to the radio, it was time for action. The master of the Spanish patrol boat launched two smaller RIBs to investigate the Nigerian ship closer. When they approached the ship, they still got no response from the ship and saw that it was trying to flee. When the two RIBs arrived, the captain could tell them that the ship had been hijacked four days earlier by nine pirates armed with AK-47 rifles. During the calls from "Serviola", the pirates had pointed their rifles towards the captain and ordered him not to respond. But they were frightened by the "Serviola"'s persistence and fled before the patrol vessel arrived, tanking wiith them all the money and valuables they had stolen from the 12 crew members aboard the Nigerian ship. After receiving supplies from the "Serviola", the "Maria Soltin" sailed to Lagos. Spanish report with photos and video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1115903936156839938 http://www.emad.mde.es/MOPS/novoperaciones/noticias/2019/04/Listado/190409-serviola-libera-mercante.html

On April 9, 2019, the Spanish patrol boat "Serviola" observed the "Maria Soltin" which behaved strangely and had a small boat nearby in the Gulf of Guinea. When the Nigerian vessel did not respond to the radio, it was time for action. The master of the Spanish patrol boat launched two smaller RIBs to investigate the Nigerian ship closer. When they approached the ship, they still got no response from the ship and saw that it was trying to flee. When the two RIBs arrived, the captain could tell them that the ship had been hijacked four days earlier by nine pirates armed with AK-47 rifles. During the calls from "Serviola", the pirates had pointed their rifles towards the captain and ordered him not to respond. But they were frightened by the "Serviola"'s persistence and fled before the patrol vessel arrived, tanking wiith them all the money and valuables they had stolen from the 12 crew members aboard the Nigerian ship. After receiving supplies from the "Serviola", the "Maria Soltin" sailed to Lagos. Spanish report with photos and video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1115903936156839938 http://www.emad.mde.es/MOPS/novoperaciones/noticias/2019/04/Listado/190409-serviola-libera-mercante.html

The "Liverpool Express", while sailing in position 02 31 S, 80 05 W, 3.6 miles off Isla Escalante, Ecuador, was approached from astern by a fast-moving boat on April 1, 2019. Subsequently, the duty officer on board alerted the rest of the crew. Another boat was then noticed. One of the boats, with 10 perpetrators followed the vessel, while the second boat approached the vessel from the starboard side attempting to hook on a telescopic ladder to the vessel?s guard rails. The pilot notified the Port Control and the Ecuador Coast Guard. The perpetrators fired a few shots towards the search lights resulting in all the vessel's crew retreating into the bridge and the accommodation area. Later the boats aborted their approach and moved away. All the crew members were reported to be safe.

On April 14, 201, at 06.45 a.m. five robbers boarded the anchoredd "port Imabari" using a rope attached with a hook in pos. 12:01.9S – 077-11.2W on Callao Anchorage, Peru. The duty able seaman on routine rounds was attacked, threatened and beaten. Alarm was raised and the crew mustered. Seeing the alerted crew, the robbers escaped with the duty AB’s personal belongings. The incident was reported to the local authorities who boarded the vessel for investigations.