There was a 57 percent rise in the number of seafarers affected by piracy in West…
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Armed attacks on ships in West African waters rise -report
Armed attacks on ships in West African waters nearly doubled in 2016, with pirates increasingly focused…
Piracy was never eradicated from Somali waters – Experts
Experts have told Anadolu Agency that while recent media reports talk about a resurgence of piracy…
Famine fuels resurgence of Somali piracy, says US General
Drought and famine seem to be fuelling a resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia,…
Mattis rules out U.S. military response piracy surge
The United States is closely watching a recent increase in piracy off the coast of Somalia,…
EU calls for renewed efforts to battle resurgent piracy off Somali coast
The resurgent piracy attacks off the vast Somali coastline is a result of the growing insecurity…
Seafarers’ wages payment during piracy discussed at ILO meetings
A meeting of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Working Group of the Special Tripartite Committee (STC)…
NIMASA partners Navy, Air Force to fight oil theft, piracy
To fight oil thieves and pirates on our territorial waters, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…
Warships from Spain, France and Italy join counter piracy patrols off Somalia
During the past week the EU Naval Force Spanish flagship, ESPS Galicia, and French frigate, FS…
Somali regional anti-piracy chief sacked over illegal fishing comments
The head of anti-piracy operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia said he had been…
Can China help the Philippines fight piracy?
President Rodrigo Duterte demonstrated his good faith in China again on January 31 when he said…