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Pirates kidnap seafarer from LNG carrier in Gulf of Guinea

October 19, 2020
Ships & Ports

An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting…

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Kidnappings by pirates up 40% in Gulf of Guinea 

October 15, 2020
Jite Eriabie

  Kidnappings rose by 40% in the Gulf of Guinea, including Nigeria, in the first nine…

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Pirates attack ship in Lagos  

September 9, 2020
Jite Eriabie

  A Liberia-flagged reefer vessel has been reportedly attacked by perpetrators off Lagos coast, Nigeria. The…

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Pirates free crew members kidnapped off Benin

August 29, 2020
Ships & Ports

  The 13 crew members of product tanker MT Curacao Trader, who were kidnapped off Benin…

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Pirates free crew members kidnapped off Benin

August 28, 2020
Ships & Ports

  The 13 crew members of product tanker MT Curacao Trader, who were kidnapped off Benin…

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‘Tanker not hijacked by pirates off Somali coast’ 

August 26, 2020
Ships & Ports

  The Panama-flagged chemical/oil tanker Aegean II was not hijacked off the Horn of Africa earlier…

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Somali pirates launch first successful attack in 3 years 

August 22, 2020
Jite Eriabie

  Somali pirates have attacked a Panama-flagged chemical tanker off the Horn of Africa. This is…

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Somali pirates launch first successful hijacking tanker in 3 years 

August 21, 2020
Ships & Ports

  Somali pirates have attacked a Panama-flagged chemical tanker off the Horn of Africa. This is…

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Conviction of pirates under new Nigerian law spurs hope in GoG 

August 13, 2020
Shulammite 'Foyeku

  The Nigerian government has secured the first convictions under its new anti-piracy law, the Suppression…

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Court convicts pirates involved in hijack of vessel – Navy

August 12, 2020
Ships & Ports

  A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted three of the…

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Pirates kidnap 13 Russian, Ukranian sailors off Bayelsa 

July 21, 2020
Jite Eriabie

  Pirates have kidnapped 13 seafarers from a Liberian-flagged tanker 210 nautical miles off Bayelsa, according…

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Navy arraigns 10 suspected pirates for hijacking fishing vessel

July 14, 2020
Ships & Ports

  The Nigerian Navy on Monday arraigned 10 alleged pirates for the hijacking of a fishing…