Tag: pirate attack

  • More GoG attacks

    Pirates currently holding 23 crew hostage in region. Pirates Attack LNG Carrier in Gulf of Guinea On November 6, pirates pursued and fired on an unnamed LNG tanker in the […]

  • ReCAAP issues warning

    Immediate warning for shipping in Sulu-Celebes region. ReCAAP issues warning The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP), has issued a warning today […]

  • 11 crew abducted in GoG

    Pirates Abduct Eleven from Container Ship Pirates have seized 11 crewmembers from the container ship Pomerenia Sky off the coast of Nigeria. The Liberia-flagged vessel was headed for the Nigerian port of […]

  • Glarus crew released

    MV Glarus crew finally released. Crew of Swiss ship freed after kidnapping off Nigeria Twelve crew members of a Swiss ship seized off Nigeria last month have been freed, Swiss […]

  • Bangladesh marsec push

    Bangladesh pushes for greater marsec cooperation. Hasina urges neighbours to work together to ensure safe maritime routes Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the neighbouring countries to cooperate in ensuring […]

  • EU NAVFOR notes attack

    Full report on last week’s incident. Pirate attack averted off the east coast of Somalia On the 16th October 2018, the MV KSL Sydney, a Hong Kong flagged Bulk Carrier, […]

  • Somali pirate attack

    Pirates fire on merchant vessel. Attack repelled by ship’s armed security team. According to an alert released by UKMTO on October 16th, a merchant vessel was attacked by pirates off […]

  • Still no sign of hostages

    Unlikely men will be found before ransom is paid. Whereabouts of 12 kidnapped MV Glarus seafarers still unknown one week after Tola Adenubi One week after pirates kidnapped 12 out […]

  • Venezuela’s pirates

    Portugal passes attack information on to Venezuela authorities. Portugal Navy avoids piracy attacks in Venezuela’s waters The Portuguese Navy avoided in the early morning of Tuesday a piracy attack in […]

  • Kidnappers make contact

    The abducted crew members are believed to be well and unharmed. Swiss ship company in contact with abductors of 12 foreigners in Nigeria Samson Toromade A Swiss shipping company, Massoel […]