Tag: Gulf of Guinea
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10 Crew Kidnapped From Tanker 76NM SW of Cotonou, Benin
February 20, 01:10 UTC: Initial reports indicate that 10 (out of a total of 24) crew have been kidnapped from the crude oil tanker ALPINE PENELOPE (IMO #9379301) while she […]
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Suspicious Approach By Nine Skiffs Off Ana Chaves Bay, São Tomé
February 11, 09:05 UTC: An unspecified number of persons in nine skiffs approached a merchant vessel near posn. 00°30N – 005°59E (47NM off Ava Chaves, São Tomé.) Crew implemented counter-piracy […]
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Piracy Attack on Container Vessel Underway Off Ana Chaves Bay, São Tomé
February 14, 08:12 UTC: At least two unauthorized persons in two speedboats successfully boarded the container vessel MAERSK TEMA (IMO #9698264) in position 01°33N-005°18E while she was underway from Pointe […]
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Departing BIMCO CEO Criticises Status of Nigerian Piracy
February 05: The departing CEO of international shipowning organisation BIMCO has hit out at Nigerian authorities’ failure to tackle piracy in West Africa as well as the tacit complicity of […]
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Suspicious Activity – Following Craft – Reported Approx. 327 NM Off Accra, Ghana
February 05, 08:26 UTC: In approx. position 00°29’N-000°58’W a suspicious craft reportedly kept following an MV despite its numerous course alterations. The suspicious vessel did not respond to any VHF […]
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ECSA Raises the Alarm About the Gulf of Guinea
February 06: At the ECR Conference on Maritime Security and the Blue Economy yesterday in the European Parliament, ECSA [European Community Shipowners’ Association] raises the alarm about the dire security […]
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2 Armed Persons Board and Attempt to Rob Containership Off Benin
January 19, 20:10 UTC: Two persons armed with AK-47 rifles in a boat approached and boarded a drifting container ship in posn. 05:08.3N, 002:17.9E. Alarm raised, deck lights switched off, […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Tanker at Lagos Anchorage
February 01, 01:30 UTC: Two unauthorized persons in a boat boarded a tanker at Lagos Anchorage (posn. 06:15.7N – 003:19.1E). They tried to seize the duty AB on routine rounds, […]
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Nigeria Suspending Operations of Secure Anchorage
February 03: Nigeria has suspended the secure anchorage, a private initiative used by merchant ships for protection from piracy, and vessels will have to anchor at national ports covered by […]
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Nigerian Navy Hands over Vessel, Nine Suspects to EFCC for Illegal Oil Bunkering
January 13: The Nigerian Navy Ship Delta (NNS Delta), on Monday, January 13, 2020 handed over a motor vessel, MV SALVATION and its nine crew members to the Economic and […]
