West Africa
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Four Crew Kidnapped From Greek Boat Off Togo
UPDATE December 13: While three of the four crew were released on December 13, the fourth crew member died in captivity. November 04: At least three pirates armed with guns […]
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Nine Crew Kidnapped From Norwegian Ship Anchored Near Cotonou, Benin
UPDATE December 10: The nine Filipino crew who were kidnapped have been released on Dec 04/05 and are reportedly in safe condition. November 02, 02:10 UTC: A Norwegian shipping company […]
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7 Suspected Security Personnel Impersonators Amongst 23 Suspected Oil Thieves Arrested in Last Month in Rivers, Nigeria
October 18: The Nigerian Navy on Friday [October 18] said it arrested seven alleged impostors parading themselves as security personnel in Port Harcourt the day before. Cdr. Murtala Rogo, Base Operations […]
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Fishing Vessel Attacked and Boarded At Entrance of Wouri River, Cameroon
October 13, 00:10 UTC: On the 13th October 2019 at 0010UTC a fishing vessel was attacked by an unknown number of pirates onboard a speed boat at the entrance of […]
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Tanker Attacked Twice At Apapa Bob Terminal in Lagos
October 06: At 2230 UTC as the ship was berthed and discharging its cargo in APAPA BOP TERMINAL a tanker was attacked by two wooden boats manned with approx. 7/8 […]
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Unauthorized Boarding Aboard Tanker Anchored in Lagos
October 05: While anchored in Lagos secured anchorage, three persons boarded the tanker and were immediately spotted by the duty team. As soon as alarm was raised, the persons escaped […]
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Tanker Experiences Suspicious Approach Off Accra, Ghana
October 03: Suspected pirates attempted to board a tanker around 127 nm southeast of Accra. The assailants approached the tanker in two speedboats and, when the ship increased speed and […]
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24 Persons Aboard Passenger Boats Reportedly Kidnapped On Bonny Waterway, Nigeria
September 26: An unspecified number of pirates reportedly stormed two passenger boats off the Nigerian coast on Bonny waterway. The boats were reportedly moving towards Bonny Island, the base of […]
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Theft Aboard Vessel at Lagos Secure Anchorage
September 23: On the 23rd September at 0315UTC, an unspecified MV was in LAGOS secure anchorage [11nm off Lagos, Nigeria), in position 06°17’24”N – 003°14’06”E, the watchman on duty noticed […]
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Suspicious Sighting Near Bonny, Nigeria
September 21, 08:55 UTC: On the 21st september at 0855 UTC, in position 03°25’39”N – 007°01’03”E [65nm off Bonny, Nigeria], an unspecified tanker spotted a skiff with 5 to 6 […]
