Tag: Piracy
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Two Recent Piracy Attacks Against Passenger Vessels Reported in Calabar River, Nigeria
June 10 & 20: Initial reports indicate that there have been two attacks against passenger vessels in Calabar River recently. The first reportedly occurred June 10, during which the Cameroon-flagged […]
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India Bans Its Seafarers from Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea Due to Piracy Risk
June 07: The Directorate General of Shipping in India has banned Indian seafarers from working in vessels in Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea, due to the increasing risk […]
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Nigerian Piracy Levels Deemed ‘Unacceptable’, International Solutions Sought at IMO
June 10: Some of shipping’s top stakeholders met on Friday at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to demand action to counter the dire piracy situation off […]
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Japan Expands Military Presence in Horn of Africa Despite Decrease in Somalia Piracy
May 29: Despite the overall decrease in piracy in the Horn of Africa, Japan remains committed to an international security operation off the Horn of Africa which is increasingly a […]
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Ship Stores Stolen From Vessel at Nacala Anchorage, Mozambique
May 26: At approximately 20:00 UTC duty crew on an unspecified vessel at Nacala Anchorage noticed the forward store broken into and reported this to the duty officer. An alarm […]
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Free Report: Threats to Cruisers in the Caribbean Sea
May 27: While the threat of piracy in the Caribbean Sea is strongest off the coast of Venezuela, other incidents have been recorded in the region and the threat is […]
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Anchored Bulk Carrier Boarded and CM/Vessel Robbed at Taboneo Anchorage, Indonesia
UPDATE July 02: The bulk carrier in the below incident has been identified as the Liberian-flagged ODYSSEAS L (IMO Number 9597381). May 23: At approx. 11:30 UTC at Taboneo Anchorage […]
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Attempted Theft of Sailing Vessel’s Dinghy in Sorong, Indonesia
UPDATE July 02: The sailing vessel which was attacked has been identified as the EL TORO. May 22: At approx. 14:00 UTC a fishing vessel approached an anchored sailing vessel […]
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Reports That April 19 “Pirate” Attack in Bonny, Nigeria Was Disagreement Between Criminal Syndicates in Illicit Crude Oil Theft
May 24: The Nigerian Navy has stated that the April 19 pirate attack and kidnapping of 6-7 crew was intentionally misreported. This comes after recent reports that the vessel – […]
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Gabon Gets New Maritime Operations Center to Protect Maritime Borders and Counter Illicit Trafficking
May 03: Gabon’s navy has accepted a new maritime operations centre (MOC), which was built by the United States Navy’s Seabees. It will support Gabon in protecting its maritime borders […]
