Tag: Gulf of Guinea
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Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
In the fourth of the MSR Viewpoint series, Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea, Alain Schembri of Gemini Maritime presents his views on the current situation in the Gulf […]
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Growing Threat
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has been at the centre of media attention for several years now, however, over the past few months attention has begun to shift to […]
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Preventing Piracy
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has put recently acquired naval patrol vessels and vessel tracking devices at the disposal of all countries to prevent cases of piracy in the […]
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Hijacked Tanker Retaken
A shipping company spokesman says an oil tanker seized by pirates off of Nigeria’s coast has been retaken by the country’s navy. Nigeria navy retakes hijacked oil tanker off coast […]
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Hijacked in Lagos
Pirates have hijacked a Singapore-owned oil tanker in the Nigerian port of Lagos – the third attack in just over two weeks in the Gulf of Guinea, the International Maritime […]
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Moscow Confirms Kidnapping
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that 23 Russian citizens were on board the Energy Centurion, the Greek owned oil tanker hijacked off the coast of Togo Russia confirms 23 citizens on […]
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Maritime Security Issues
US Naval Forces Europe participated in the first Senegal navy staff talks at the Senegal navy headquarters in Dakar. Maritime safety and security in Senegal’s coastal waters and the Gulf […]
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Pirate Hostage Comes Home
George Lipih Ambo, a Malaysian who was kidnapped by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria and held for 20 days had never thought he would able to return home […]
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Troubled Waters
Pirate attacks worldwide has witnessed a sharp decline in the first half of 2012 as international naval efforts played a key role in “frustrating” the menace posed by Somali pirates, […]
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Gulf of Guinea Security
Miguel Trovoada, the executive secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), has urged the organization to play a more active role in regional maritime security. African Countries for More Security […]
