Tag: abducted

  • Hostages freed in Delta

    Still no news on abducted MV Glarus crew. 4 abducted oil workers regain freedom Abducted four members of a Joint Investigation Team probing the cause of an oil spill at […]

  • Kidnapped fishermen rescued

    More maritime woes off Bangladesh. 14 abducted fishermen rescued in Sundarbans Members of Forest Guard rescued 14 abducted fishermen and seven fishing boats following a gunfight with forest robbers in […]

  • ASG torturing hostages

    Hostage made claims in call to newspaper. Malaysian hostage says tortured, starved by Filipino captors KUALA LUMPUR — Abu Sayyaf militants in southern Philippines are beating and threatening to kill […]

  • Fishermen kidnapped in Nigeria

    Local police unaware of incidents. Sea pirates kidnap eight fishermen in A’Ibom –LG chair The Transitional Chairman of Ibeno Local Government Area, Williams Mkpah, has said sea pirates kidnapped eight […]

  • Hostage escapes ASG terrorists

    Residents of Jolo Island found him tangled in nets close to shore. Indonesian crewman swims to freedom from militants in Philippines An Indonesian tugboat crewman escaped from his Islamist militant […]

  • Abducted crew rescued

    Cargo ship attacked last week. Two abducted crew rescued Laxmipur: Two crew of a cargo ship, who were abducted by a gang of sea robbers in the Meghna River near […]

  • Nigeria: Crew kidnappings continue

    No media coverage for abductions. Nigeria: Crew kidnappings continue While Nigeria’s Joint Task Force congratulates itself in the media for capturing a number of vessels involved in oil theft (but […]

  • Nigerian Navy frees captives

    Two men allegedly kidnapped by colleagues. Navy frees two abducted expatriates in Delta by THEOPHILUS ONOJEGHEN Nigerian Navy has rescued two foreign shipping experts working with a Panamanian vessel, ‘MT Equinox’, […]

  • Piracy, Kidnap & Ransom

    A closer look at the UK’s new laws. Piracy, Kidnap & Ransom: UK Bans Ransom Payments by Insurers On 26 November 2014 the British Home Secretary introduced the Counter-Terrorism and […]