West Africa

  • 3 Indians kidnapped at sea are rescued

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    An official says Nigeria’s military has helped rescue three Indians who were kidnapped from a cargo ship off Equatorial Guinea and held hostage in Nigeria. 3 Indians kidnapped at sea […]

  • China launches first Nigerian offshore patrol vessel

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    The China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company launched the Nigerian Navy’s first of two P-18N offshore patrol vessels on Monday. China launches first Nigerian offshore patrol vessel The China Shipbuilding […]

  • Togo arrests three over huge ivory haul

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    Lt Pierre Awi said 1,680kg (3,700lb) of ivory had been concealed in a container at the Togolese capital city’s port, Lome, bound for Vietnam. Togo arrests three over huge ivory […]

  • Hijacked tanker off Angola

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    The Greek owners of an oil tanker that vanished off the Angolan coast on Jan. 18 said on Sunday that pirates had hijacked the vessel and stolen a large quantity […]

  • Senegal frees Russian ship

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    Senegal has freed a Russian ship after its owner paid a $1.2m (£720,000) fine for fishing illegally in its waters, a government minister has said. Senegal frees Russian ship caught […]

  • Angolan navy hunting ‘pirates’

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    The Angolan navy and air force is hunting suspected pirates after an oil tanker went missing in its waters. An unknown vessel had been seen near the Greek-owned 75,000 tonne […]

  • Piracy clause amended

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    Intertanko has amended its model piracy clause to take into account security issues specific to the Gulf of Guinea and the risk to vessels waiting to be allocated a berth. […]

  • Missing vessel feared hijacked

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    Dryad Maritime is warning of the possible hijack of a Liberian flagged tanker MT Kerala. The vessel, owned by Dynacom Tankers, has been reported as missing off the coast of […]

  • Drop in piracy helped by Somali improvement, says watchdog

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    Piracy at sea is at its lowest level in six years, with 264 attacks recorded – a 40% drop since Somali piracy peaked in 2011, a maritime watchdog has said. […]

  • ‘illegal fishing’

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    Sixty-two Russians and 20 nationals from Guinea-Bissau were detained when the Senegalese navy raided the trawler, Oleg Naydenov, for fishing illegally in its waters. Senegal seizes Russian vessel for ‘illegal […]

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