On the 28th of March, 2011 at about midday the crew of the vessel, Draco, had just put out the nets to start fishing when one of the four security officers who was on the lookout in the observation post located on top of the tower sighted a blue small skiff approaching from the rear at a very high speed of about 27 knots. He alerted the rest of the crew via radio. Another security officer had also seen the blue skiff from the second security position at the bridge. At that time, since the nets had already been lowered into the water, the Draco was incapable of maneuvering.

The witnesses were able to see 6 to 8 Persons On Board (POB) the blue skiff which continued to move towards the Draco even when Vasilier had started firing flares in the air and warning shots into the water, in front of the skiff. In particular, one witness saw one of the POB in a standing position with a Bazooka on the shoulder pointed to the Draco.

Undeterred by the flares and warning shots, the skiff went on to close the distance between the two vessels. That the closest it came to the Draco was 300 nautical miles when the witness named Vasilier intensified the fire which eventually repulsed them and it turned around on the portside of the vessel and sped away. In total, Vasilier had fired 171 rounds both in the air and into the water. By this time, the Draco had already sent out a radio message calling for help from the nearby EUNAVFOR vessel.

Judgement: Found guilty and convicted on two counts; count 2 for 10 years and count 3 for 6 years to run concurrently.