Tag: Nigerian pirates
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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 […]
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Nigerian Navy Frees Three Hostages Taken From AMBIKA Dredger
January 08, 23:00 LT: The Nigerian Navy reportedly rescued three mariners (two Russians and one Indian) who had been kidnapped from the AMBIKA dredger on January 02. During the operation, […]
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Suspected Pirates in Rivers State Flee Security Officials, Abandoning One Vessel With 11 Corpses
December 02: Nigerian Government Security Agents on patrol around Ke waterways in Rivers State encountered suspected sea pirates at about 1530hrs on December 01. The suspected pirates who were traveling […]
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Four Immigration Officers Kidnapped in Bonny Waterway; Freed 2 Days Later
November 11, 07:00-07:30 UTC: Ten pirates in a higher-capacity speed boat attacked a passenger vessel transporting four immigration officers from Bonny to Port Harcourt, kidnapping all four immigration officers. While […]
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Russia Continues Monitoring Situation Around Abducted Sailors Off Cameroon Coast
August 22: Russia’s Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring the situation surrounding the abduction of Russian sailors from the MarMalaita cargo vessel off Cameroon’s coast, the ministry’s Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said […]
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Nigerian Piracy Levels Deemed ‘Unacceptable’, International Solutions Sought at IMO
June 10: Some of shipping’s top stakeholders met on Friday at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to demand action to counter the dire piracy situation off […]
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Six Pirates Armed with AK-47 Rifles Rob Up to Three Small Vessels Near Port Harcourt, Nigeria
May 11: Initial reports indicate that at approx. 09:30 LT a commercial speedboat conveying 10 passengers from Bonny to Port Harcourt was attacked by six pirates on board a speedboat […]
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Attempted Boarding Off Coast of SW Bayelsa State, Nigeria
May 03: At approx. 20:50 LT last Friday, an oil products tanker was approached by an unknown number of pirates aboard one speed boat while transiting offshore Bayelsa State (approx. […]
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Crew kidnap off Benin
Not a good start to 2019 in the Gulf of Guinea. Pirates Kidnap Crewmembers from MSC Container Ship MSC has confirmed a successful pirate attack on the sub-Panamax container ship MSC […]