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Concerns over a resurgence in piracy off Somalia have heightened this year with a series of hijacking of dhows which could be used as motherships for attacks on larger merchant…
SUCCESS 9: Hijacked Bunkering Tanker Remains Missing In Gulf of Guinea
Despite technological advances in vessel tracking and detection, a 6,000 dwt bunkering tanker believed to be boarded by pirates is still missing after four days, illustrating the persistent…
GULF OF GUINEA: IMB Records All-time Low Pirate Attacks On Vessels In 2022
The number of incidents of piracy report to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) fell again in 2022, despite a rise in incidents in Southeast Asia.
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DELTA SAFE: Troops Arrest Two Notorious Sea Pirates
Troops of Operation DELTA SAFE said it has arrested two high profile sea pirates who are allegedly specialists in attacks on oil vessels, kidnapping of expatriates and illegal oil bunkering…
NITOA Admits Reduction Of Pirate Attacks On Trawlers
Sea pirates attacks on fishing trawlers in Nigerian territorial waters have been said to have drastically reduced due to constant patrol of naval personnel along the coastal
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Danish Frigate Releases Captured Gulf Of Guinea Pirates
A suspected Nigerian pirate captured by the Danish Navy in the Gulf of Guinea in November and brought to Denmark for prosecution appeared in court in Copenhagen on Friday charged with the…
MV HAILUFENG: Navy Hands Over Convicted Pirates To Kirikiri Correctional Centre
The Nigerian Navy has handed over the 10 pirates convicted by Federal High Court Ikoyi for the hijack of FV HAILUFENG II to the Nigeria Correctional Service, Kirikiri, Lagos.
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NIMASA DG Condemns kidnap of 5 members of Maritime Workers Union In Rivers State
The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has condemned in very strong terms the kidnap on Monday of eight Nigerians, five of…
SINGAPORE STRAIT: ReCAAP Records 20 Attacks On Ships Q1, As Pirates Board 2 Vessels…
Sea pirates have again boarded two vessels in the Singapore strait even as has the Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against piracy and armed robbery in…
ITF Raises Alarm Over Kidnap Of Seafarers Off Mozambique Coast
Ship owners have been advised to stop attempting to perform crew changes in northern Mozambique while seafarers are at risk of attack or kidnapping by violent terrorist groups operating in…