Pirates have hijacked an Iraqi ship that was stranded outside the country’s waters and took…
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Pirates kidnap 15 crew members from chemical tanker off Benin
A 2016-built chemical tanker was boarded by pirates off Cotonou, Benin on Thursday with 15…
Pirates free 15 Turkish sailors kidnapped off Nigeria
Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea have been…
Pirates board bulk carrier off Accra
Pirates have boarded a bulk carrier, MV ROWAYTON EAGLE, 200nm off the coast of Accra,…
Nigerian pirates free six Ukrainian sailors, two others
Six Ukrainian sailors captured by Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of Guinea on December 16,…
Pirates target Maersk ship in Gulf of Guinea
A Post-Panamax containership operated by Danish shipping giant Maersk has come under an attempted piracy…
Pirates attack boats, 2 die, many missing in Rivers
Two passengers were killed in a pirate attack on two commercial boats around Dema Abbey…