Improving Maritime Safety and Security

GHANA| Commander Leonard Milliken, Commanding Officer of USS Simpson (FFG-56), a United States Naval Vessel, has stressed the need to strengthen global maritime partnerships through

Privatising Nigeria’s Security

The Federal Government of Nigeria has come under criticism following the decision to outsource a considerable part of its maritime security requirements to the private

Violence against shippers off west Africa

Lagos - The waters off West Africa's coast are now a constant danger for those shipping goods and crude oil in the region, analysts said, a day after pirates killed ...

Fatal Attack

Armed pirates chased and fired upon a drifting bulk carrier. Reuters and Associated press report death of captain and the chief engineer. Location detail Around 110nm south of Lagos, Nigeria Type of Attack : Fired ...

Cameroon Acquires Anti-Piracy Boats

Cameroon has taken delivery of three new Boston Whaler patrol boats from the United States as it counters the threat of piracy and lawlessness in its waters. Cameroon’s navy evaluated ...

Tanker Released

An oil tanker seized by pirates off the coast of the Niger Delta last week has been released, officials in Nigeria say. The vessel - the "MT Halifax" - was attacked ...

Nigeria Attack

Media reports state that pirates have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta and kidnapped the foreign crew. The sources have revealed the attack happened off ...

Western Promise

The United Nations Security Council has condemned all acts of maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea and welcomed the intention by States in ...

Master Taken

The Bangladeshi master of an ExxonMobil-chartered offshore vessel has reportedly been kidnapped following an armed attack off Nigeria on Monday. Reports indicate that 20 armed men assaulted the “AHST Wilbert Tide” ...

Tanker Released

West African pirates have released the tanker ‘Cape Bird’ seized last week off the coast of Nigeria. The 20-member Eastern European crew was reported to be unharmed after five days ...

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