Tag: hijack

  • Nigeria continues oil theft fight

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    Lack of equipment and bribery becoming potential issues for JTF. JTF arrests 20 vessels, destroys 854 refineries in Q1 The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield said at the […]

  • Crew missing following hijack

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    Whereabouts of MT Hai Soon 6 are still unknown. Singaporean missing after pirates hijack vessel BY WALTER SIM A Singaporean man on board an oil tanker is missing after the […]

  • US Navy Rescues Nine Crew

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    Navy comes to aid of Yemeni crew. US Navy Rescues Nine Crew in the Gulf of Oman USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, […]

  • NIMASA launches sat surveillance

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    New system intended to improve domain awareness and security. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency launches 24-hour Satellite Surveillance Centre in Lagos The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency […]

  • Tanker hijacked off Ghana coast

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    Media reports that MT Hai Soon 6 hijacked by pirates in Ghanaian waters. Tanker hijacked off Ghana coast According to media reports, the Kiribati-flagged tanker, MT Hai Soon 6 (IMO […]

  • Nigerian Navy arrests oil thieves

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    Operations against pirates and oil thieves continue in Niger Delta. Navy Arrests 2 Vessels, 25 Persons for Oil Theft Segun James Twenty five persons and two ocean going vessels involved […]

  • Is Somali piracy over?

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    Decrease in successful attacks ignores root causes which remain. Is It Really the End of Piracy off the Coast of Somalia? Posted by: Abbas Daher Djama The recent drop of successful […]

  • Pirate leader gets 20-year sentence

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    Infamous pirate leader reportedly receives 20-year sentence. Former Somali pirate Chief ‘Afweyne’ given 20-year sentence A former Somali Pirate chief Mohamed Abdi Hassan, aka ‘Afweyne’ or ‘Big Mouth’, has been […]

  • Iran Navy’s pirate claims

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    Iranian Navy claims of pirate battles remain unsubstantiated by independent sources. Iranian Warships Repel Pirates’ Repeated Attacks on 5 Trade Vessels Iranian warships have rescued five trade vessels in the […]

  • Crewman shot in pirate attack

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    Violent attack on tanker in South East Asia sees crewman shot in neck. Indonesian crew shot in pirate attack off Pengerang An Indonesian sailor was shot in the neck during […]

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