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Ten Turkish sailors seized by pirates off Nigerian coast
Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates off the coast of Nigeria early on July 16, shipping company Kadıoğlu Denizcilik said, adding that another eight sailors were safely aboard the ship.Caption: General cargo ship Paksoy 1 - Image …
Jul 17, 2019 / Piracy
Boskalis vessel Blue Marlin hijacked offshore West Africa
The Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin was hijacked on Sunday approximately 80 nautical miles offshore Equatorial Guinea. Through the professional response of the crew and the coordinated support from the …
May 7, 2019 / Piracy
ReCAAP Piracy and Sea Robbery Situation in Asia in 1st Quarter 2019
Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia 1st Quarter Report January to March 2019Overall Situation§ A total of 10 incidents of armed robbery against ships (comprising nine actual incidents and one attempted incident) were reported in Asia …
Apr 16, 2019 / Piracy
ITS Margottini re-joining EU NAVFOR counter-piracy mission
ITS Margottini is re-joining EU NAVFOR for its second six-month tour participating in Op Atalanta, the European Union’s first naval operation, launched in 2008 to prevent piracy at sea off the Horn of Africa and in the Indian Ocean.Commanded by …
Mar 11, 2019 / Piracy
Piracy and Sea Robbery Situation in Asia in January 2019
A total of three incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in January 2019Compared to January 2018, there was a 73% decrease in the number of incidents reported in January 2019 (a total of 11 incidents were reported in January …
Feb 13, 2019 / Piracy
Seventy-Six Incidents Reported to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre in 2018, Marking 25% Year-on-Year Decrease, and the Lowest in a Decade
Annual Report (January to December 2018) released at the 10th Nautical Forum, ReCAAP ISC’s annual dialogue with maritime, diplomatic and shipping communitiesReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) yesterday (Jan15) released its Annual (January to …
Jan 16, 2019 / Piracy