Nigeria navy retakes control of hijacked oil tanker

Nigeria's navy on Wednesday retook control of a Singapore-owned tanker carrying a fuel cargo that had been hijacked near Lagos, and its crew of 23 Indian nationals was unharmed, the ...

Protect Yourself

While keeping the pirates, thieves or terrorists off the ship is the ultimate goal, we need to ensure that we are protected before, during and after the attack. Protecting Yourself Before, ...

Armed Security

Dramatic footage of a pirate attack against an unknown merchant vessel. We have no idea what the circumstances were or from which ship this video was taken but it clearly ...

Guarded Response

Armed guards have saved a Greek tanker from pirates during a weekend attack in the Somali Basin. According to a report in Tradewinds, Seaworld Management & Trading’s 107,500-dwt "Sea Voyager" (built ...

Trawler Attack

The Basque tuna vessel “Alakrana” was attacked by a pirate group when fishing in waters of the Indian Ocean but the private security on board managed to successfully repel the ...

Tanker Released

West African pirates have released the tanker ‘Cape Bird’ seized last week off the coast of Nigeria. The 20-member Eastern European crew was reported to be unharmed after five days ...

Tanker Details

More details have emerged to confirm the IMB report on the latest attack off Nigeria. Twenty Eastern European sailors were captured when the oil tanker “MT Cape Bird”, was hijacked about ...

Guarded Response

Further details have emerged about the pirate attack on the "Ocean Rig Poseidon" drillship off Tanzania. Pirates attacked the 228-metre long vessel from a small boat at approximately 08:00 as she ...

Tanker Taken

A tanker with 21 Indian sailors on board was hijacked on Saturday while at port in the Gulf state of Oman, India's government shipping agency said. According to a Reuters ...

Anchor Grab

An tanker with 21 Indian sailors on board has been hijacked while at port in the Gulf state of Oman, India's government shipping agency said. According to a Reuters report, "M.V. Fairchem Bogey", an ...
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