Tag: Piracy

  • Piracy to Stay in Retreat

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    Navy and security officials say that aggressive navy action, private armed security teams and defensive measures by ships will ensure that Somali pirate activity will remain low despite the end […]

  • Surviving the Pirates

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    The Abu Dhabi Star is the latest ship to have been attacked in the Gulf of Guinea in recent weeks, highlighting a growing threat in the region. Surviving the pirates […]

  • Security Situation Exaggerated

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    While visiting a maritime security training centre in Ojo, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff stated that the country’s overall security situation is not as serious as made out. Security Situation […]

  • Growing Threat

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    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 […]

  • Surviving Pirate Kidnap

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    Surviving Pirate Kidnap  is an intensive training program that gives seafarers operating around the East and West African coast the practical skills they need to survive being taken hostage by […]

  • Hijacked Tanker Retaken

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    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 […]

  • Pirates on Trial

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    A group of alleged Somali pirates were put on trial in Rotterdam on Tuesday charged with firing on Dutch marines while they attempted to board a captured fishing boat. Dutch […]

  • Hijacked in Lagos

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    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 […]

  • Energy Centurion Released

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    Pirates in Togo have released a tanker with 24 Russian crew on board after siphoning off part of the gas oil cargo, a spokesperson for the ship’s Greek company said […]

  • Patrols Resume

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    After an absence of two months, the South African Navy has resumed anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Mozambique. Navy resumes anti-piracy patrols after two-month hiatus by Dean Wingrin, Defenceweb […]

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