West Africa
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Nigeria Deploys Satellite Tech to Track Oil Smugglers
April 30: From algorithms to track “dark” ships smuggling stolen crude oil to an online licensing system to undercut corruption, one Nigerian government agency hopes it can use new technology […]
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Two Foreign Workers Kidnapped From Nigerian Oil Rig
April 27: A Canadian and a Scottish oil worker were kidnapped by armed men off a rig in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta over the weekend, a military spokesperson told CNN […]
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Attempted Robbery at Lagos Anchorage
April 24: Posn: 06:20.3N – 003:20.5E, Lagos Anchorage, Nigeria.Three robbers in a small craft approached and boarded an anchored tanker. Duty AB on routine rounds noticed the robbers near the […]
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Nigerian Governor Seeks Support in Tackling Maritime Crime
April 19: Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, has charged the Joint Task Force “Operation Delta Safe” to vigorously undertake efforts that will lead to curbing kidnapping, sea piracy and sundry crimes […]
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6 Crew Kidnapped from Anchored Tanker at Bonny Outer Anchorage
UPDATE MAY 24: The Nigerian Navy has stated that the April 19 pirate attack and kidnapping of 6-7 crew was intentionally misreported. Disagreement between criminal syndicates in illicit crude oil […]
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3 Romanian Crew Kidnapped on March 03 off Lome Reportedly Released
April 05: The three Romanian crew members kidnapped on March 03 from the HISTRIA IVORY off the coast of Lome, Togo have reportedly been released on or around April 05. […]
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Nigerian and US Navies Arrest 19 Suspects – Including 3 Greek and 1 American – On Suspicion of Crude Oil Theft
April 17: The Nigerian Navy (NN) yesterday [April 17] confirmed the arrest of 19 suspects and two vessels within the Western waters during a joint operation codenamed “Junction Rain”, which […]
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Spanish Navy Rescues Seafarers from Nigerian Pirates
April 09: On April 9, the crew of the Spanish Navy patrol vesselServiola successfully rescued the crew of a Nigerian merchant vessel from a gang of pirates. The Serviola’s crew observed the Nigerian […]
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Strikes Expected Worldwide May 1 (International Workers Day/Labor Day)
May 01: Strikes, walk-offs, and some protests are expected to occur globally on May 1 (International Workers Day / Labor Day / May Day). These include, but are not limited […]
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UK FCO Updates Advice Warning of Strike in Anglophone Cameroon
April 05: The U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued updated travel advice for Cameroon, which reads in part as follows: “Armed separatists have announced an extended general strike in […]
