# Piracy in GoM **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Incidents\ **Created:** [May 26, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/piracy-in-gom/63180 "2022-05-26T10:29:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/piracy-in-gom/63180/1 "2022-05-26T10:29:42Z")
> **[Armed pirates loot OSV in Gulf of Mexico - Splash247](https://splash247.com/armed-pirates-loot-osv-in-gulf-of-mexico/)** > > An armed group of at least five people illegally boarded the offshore support vessel in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and stole tools, communication equipment, and 35 autonomous breathing apparatuses. According to the information provided by the... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/piracy-in-gom/63180/2 "2022-06-20T11:52:47Z")
It is happening all too often: > **[Pirates strike Pemex oil platform - Splash247](https://splash247.com/pirates-strike-pemex-oil-platform/)** > > A group of ten armed men has reportedly carried out another heist in the Gulf of Mexico, taking equipment, tools, materials and other items from a Campeche Bay oil platform owned by the Mexican state oil firm Pemex. While Pemex has yet to react... And too close to home for comfort? ---
**Author:** ![NH\_Domer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/nh_domer/32/8494_2.png) [@NH\_Domer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/NH_Domer)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/piracy-in-gom/63180/3 "2022-06-20T15:12:34Z")
I’m not really worried about them coming across to the developed side of the GOM.