The Gulf of Guinea has been described as the world’s piracy hotspot in 2021, going…
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Pirates release 15 sailors abducted in Gulf of Guinea
The 15 crew members kidnapped from a chemical tanker off the coast of Benin more…
France to support Nigeria in securing Gulf of Guinea
The French government on Wednesday expressed willingness to offer the Nigerian Navy its full cooperation…
French Navy seizes 6 tons of cocaine from ship in Gulf of Guinea
The French Navy has sized more than six metric tons of cocaine from a cargo…
Denmark sends warship to fight piracy in Gulf of Guinea
Denmark will send a naval warship to West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea to aid the…
Why is piracy increasing on the Gulf of Guinea?
The container ship Mozart was more than 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers/230 miles) off the…
IMO convenes security meeting over piracy in Gulf of Guinea
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will convene a maritime security working group in response to…
Gulf of Guinea becoming bay of blood, says ITF
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has condemned last week’s pirate attack in which a…
Why EU is taking over maritime security in Gulf of Guinea
The European Union has resolved to take over the security of the Gulf of Guinea…
Denmark mulls foreign navies for Gulf of Guinea
BIMCO has welcomed the appointment of a Danish Special Representative for Maritime Security in the…
Gulf of Guinea kidnappings hit record high in 2020
Kidnappings by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea hit a record in 2020, with…
122 seafarers kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea
Four crew members have been kidnapped in the latest piracy attack in the Gulf…