Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) NWAMBA have foiled attempt by sea pirates to hijack…
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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…
Pirates free kidnapped tugboat crew
Four Malaysian crew members, who were taken hostage from their tug Massive 6 in April, have…
Pirates kill IYC executive in Bayelsa
Suspected pirates, operating along Brass waterways, Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have killed an executive…
Pirates steal palm oil from barge off Malaysia
A group of pirates hijacked a barge carrying crude palm kernel oil (CPKO) on Thursday June…
Pirates Prevented from Boarding Boxship in Gulf of Aden
A number of pirates were repelled from boarding a container ship as they approached the vessel…
Tanker thwarts pirate attack in Bayelsa
The string of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea continues as pirates attempted to board a tanker…