By Jite Eriabie Indian-flagged bulk carrier MV Jag Amar with 26 crew members on board was…
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Pirates hijack passenger boat in Bayelsa
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Thursday hijacked another passenger boat along Nembe-Brass waterways barely…
Pirates use AIS tracking app to identify ship to hijack
By Jite Eriabie Malaysian authorities have come down hard on a gang that used the Automatic…
Six Somali pirates on death row in Yemen beg for help
By Jite Eriabie Six alleged Somali pirates who are currently jailed inside a prison at the…
Pirates board tanker off Malaysia, steal diesel
Armed pirates attacked a tanker off Malaysia on June 23, stealing the ship’s diesel cargo, the IMB…
Pirates rob Thai oil tanker of 1.5 million litres of diesel
A Thai oil tanker was attacked by pirates on Friday and robbed of 1.5 million litres…
Somalia signs treaty to repatriate convicted pirates
A decision taken last week by India to sign a bilateral prisoner transfer agreement with the…
Troops raid kidnappers’ den in Niger Delta, kill two
The Joint Task Force protecting oil facilities in the Niger Delta has killed two kidnappers in…