An AdvanFort security team under suspicious approach

Our team, two men and a woman, all with previous combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, had embarked on the MV Spar Gemini in Port of Salalah in Oman. The vessel's destination was Port Maputo in Mozambique; however, our security team's disembarkation point was Port Nacala in the same country, a 12-day journey. At the beginning everything seemed nice and peaceful. The sun was shining every day and the sea was very calm. However, a seemingly peaceful sea also means greater threat of pirate attack, especially because the monsoon season had just ended. Before then, seasonal winds that bring torrential rainfall result in the sea becoming very rough. The physical risks involved meant that pirates were reluctant to embark on their sinister adventures. Two days before the security team's disembarkation point, near Comoros Islands, AdvanFort's watch officer spotted two approaching skiffs. Immediately all other team members and the MV Spar Gemini s duty officer were notified.