West Africa – Page 161 – Maritime Security Review

War Risk

The spate of pirate attacks off the coast of West Africa have led to changes in the War Risk excluded areas. Since a number of tankers have been attacked in […]

Gang Warfare

A surge in pirate attacks off West Africa has led to mounting concern, and analysts say a gang involved in the lucrative black market for stolen fuel appears to be […]

Norwegian Shipowners’ Association has issued a Security update for West Africa/GoG/Nigeria. The update focuses on recent developments regarding piracy and armed robbery off West Africa, with a focus on the […]

Double Trouble

Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea seized two Panamanian-registered ships early on Sunday, staging the second attack there in a week, but released them after being intercepted by a naval […]

West Coast Release

An Italian tanker seized by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off Benin earlier this week has been freed. The “RBD Anema e Core” with a crew of 23 on […]

Italian Target

According to news reports, pirates seized an Italian tanker with a crew of 23 in the Gulf of Guinea on Sunday. Three pirates managed to board the vessel, “Rbd Anema e […]

Quick Release

A Greek oil tanker hijacked by gunmen off the coast of Nigeria at the weekend has been released along with its 20-strong crew, according to the Greek coastguard. The Liberian-flagged […]

Gone West

Armed men hijacked a Greek oil tanker off the coast of Nigeria at the weekend and took the 20 crew-members hostage, according to reports from Greek port police. A port […]

Benin Bite

The IMB has warned ships to be vigilant when travelling past Benin following a spate of piracy attacks off the west African country. Noel Choong, head of the Kuala Lumpur-based […]

Tanker Thefts

According to the UK P&I Club, there is an extremely worrying new “piracy” trend developing off West Africa. Previous attacks off the West African coast have usually involved petty theft […]