Tag: Gabon
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GoG military exercise starts
Nigeria joins military exercise in Gulf of Guinea The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday deployed six warships and 65 gunboats in a joint multinational maritime exercise comprising navies from 16 countries. […]
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Delta hostages rescued
Nigerian troops rescue 3 Russian sailors, 2 others after raid of pirates’ hideout By Sumaila Ogbaje Three Russian sailors, one Ukrainian and one Equatorial Guinean kidnapped by pirates since 9 […]
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Covid piracy surge?
by Theo Locherer The last quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau shows the negative effects of the Covid-19 on maritime security. There tend to be significant upswings of piracy […]
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WAF piracy: media to blame?
West African piracy remains a threat but attacks are not becoming more frequent despite headline-grabbing abduction stories in the media. That is the view of Dirk Siebels, senior analyst at […]
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US And Gabon Work Together to Promote Security in Gulf of Guinea
March 04: The US Department of State has issued the following statement: The Department of State is pleased to announce that the United States and the Republic of Gabon have […]
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Four Chinese Nationals Kidnapped Near Libreville Rescued
January 12: Four Chinese nationals [two captains and two chief officers] abducted by pirates during a late December attack in waters off Owendo port in Libreville, Gabon’s capital were rescued […]
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Pirates Kill Captain, Kidnap 2 Other Captains and 2 Chief Officers, In Libreville Harbor, Gabon
January 12 UPDATE: All four kidnapped crew were reportedly rescued safely. (Xinhua) December 22: According to an official Gabonese government statement, pirates attacked four vessels in Libreville’s harbour overnight, killing […]
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CORRECTION: False Report of Attack/Hijacking of OSV Near Port Gentil, Gabon
UPDATE October 29: The below incident has now been confirmed to have been misreported. The vessel was reportedly not attacked, but did require medical support. UPDATE October 24, 19:07 UTC: […]
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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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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 […]