Tag: Gulf of Guinea

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Oil suspects handed over

    Sampson Itode The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Port Harcourt Zonal Office on Tuesday said it has commenced interrogation and investigation of 11 suspected oil bunkerers arrested in Rivers State […]

  • Pirate approach GoG

    A Denmark-flagged tanker has been approached by a suspicious boat off the coast of Ghana but managed to avoid a potential attack. This is according to Praesidium International, which said […]

  • JWC amends GoG

    Following an increase in kidnap for ransom attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, the Joint War Committee on Sunday 20th reportedly redrew the listed extended risk area in the Gulf […]

  • NAF to join Deep Blue

    The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to deploy air assets as well as Special Forces personnel in support of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Deep Blue […]

  • Supply Vessel Reported Safe After Suspicious Approach By Two Skiffs off Soyo Angola

    March 15, 16:05 UTC: In position 06°04’32S – 012°18’26E, while at Soyo anchorage in Angola, a supply vessel (NAME WITHHELD) was approached by two skiffs with 4 and 6 persons […]

  • Boarding and Theft Off Lagos, Nigeria

    March 19, 00:45 UTC: In position 06°18’48N – 003°21’18E, an intruder was found on the deck of an MT (NAME WITHHELD) by the deck patrol. The security team member used […]