Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Monday killed four marine policemen and made away…
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Navy arrests, hands over suspects, vessel to NIMASA for investigation
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft of the Western Naval Command (WNC) in Lagos has…
Pirates kidnap 8 fishermen in Akwa Ibom
Chief Williams Mkpah, the Transitional Chairman of Ibeno Local Government Area has said that sea pirates…
Navy rescues 13 foreigners from pirates in Rivers
Special Forces of the Nigerian Navy on Friday rescued 13 foreign nationals, aboard a merchant ship…
Nigerian Navy rescues hijacked British vessel, ‘MT VECTIS OSPREY’ from pirates
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) NWAMBA have foiled attempt by pirates to hijack a…
Navy foils pirates’ attack on oil tanker
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) NWAMBA have foiled attempt by sea pirates to hijack…
Pirates kill 3 soldiers, snatch gunboat in Bayelsa
Heavily armed pirates on Monday attacked a military checkpoint at Tombi waterside in Nembe, a coastal…
24 seafarers kidnapped in Nigeria as pirate attacks drop to 21-year low in H1
The number of piracy incidents worldwide reported to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in the first…
Pirates Kill NSCDC official in Bayelsa
Suspected sea pirates have killed an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps…
Mauritius convicts 12 Somali pirates
The Intermediate Court of Mauritius has reversed its earlier decision and convicted twelve persons accused of attempting to carry…
Don’t pay ransom to pirates, Indonesian VP tells ship owners
Indonesia’s Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged the employers of crewmen that have been taken hostage…
Armed pirates board tanker in Indonesian waters
Ten armed pirates boarded a tanker while it was underway some 26 nautical miles off the…