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Posted: 2 days ago
IMB Piracy: Gulf of Guinea accounts for 95% of kidnappings in 2020
A total of 135 crew were kidnapped from their vessels in 2020, with the Gulf of Guinea accounting fo...
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Posted: 8 days ago
Diamond S: Four kidnapped crew members from Agisilaos freed
The four crew members who had been kidnapped from the product tanker Agisilaos in November last year...
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Latest attack in GoG pushes kidnapping tally to 122 seafarers
Four seafarers have been kidnapped in the latest piracy attack in the Gulf of Guinea involving a cru...
Posted: about 1 month ago
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10 kidnapped from cargo vessel in another attack in Gulf of Guinea
Ten seafarers were kidnapped yesterday from the general cargo vessel Milan while underway some 14 na...
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Posted: 1 months ago
GoG: Pirates kidnap another 5 seafarers in just 4 days
Five crew members have been kidnapped by pirates from a Ghana-flagged vessel in another incident in ...
Posted: 1 months ago
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Pirates kidnap 14 crew from heavy lift vessel in GoG
Fourteen crew members are reported to have been kidnapped from a heavy lift vessel in the Gulf of Gu...
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Pirates kidnap seafarer from LNG carrier in Gulf of Guinea
An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting in the kidn...
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Posted: 3 months ago
IMB: Kidnappings in GoG surge by 40% year-on-year
There has been a 40% increase in the number of kidnappings reported in the Gulf of Guinea in the fir...
Posted: 3 months ago
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Posted: 5 months ago
Pirates kidnap 15 seafarers off Nigeria
A group of armed pirates boarded a product tanker offshore Benin on Friday, July 17, and kidnapped 1...
Posted: 5 months ago
Posted: 6 months ago
General cargo crew members kidnapped in 2nd attack off West Africa in the same day
Five crew members of a general cargo ship Kota Budi have been kidnapped by armed men off Cotonou, Be...
Posted: 6 months ago
Posted: 6 months ago
Armed pirates kidnap crew members from BW Offshore’s FPSO
A group of armed men attacked the FPSO Sendje Berge some 30 nautical miles southwest from Bonny Isla...
Posted: 6 months ago
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Faccin Group created a Wind Towers Division within the company. Why? Eng. Andrea Comparin: “Ac...
Posted: 12 days ago
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Posted: 6 months ago
6 crew members kidnapped off Cotonou
Six crew members of a fishing vessel Panofi Frontier have been kidnapped by a group of gunmen some 6...
Posted: 6 months ago
Posted: 7 months ago
Three kidnapped from tanker off Nigerian coast
Three crew members were kidnapped from a tanker at Opobo river mouth, some 27 nautical miles off ea...
Posted: 7 months ago
Posted: 8 months ago
Pirates attack two ships, kidnap seafarers in Gulf of Guinea
Two new pirate attacks that resulted in the kidnapping of seafarers have been reported in the Gulf ...
Posted: 8 months ago
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Posted: 2 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago
IMB: 37 ships boarded, 22 seafarers kidnapped in Q1, 2020
Pirates boarded 37 ships and kidnapped 22 seafarers in the first quarter of 2020, the latest report ...
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago
7 Kidnapped from MSC Talia F Containership
Seven crew members of the Portuguese flagged containership MSC Talia F kidnapped. ...
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 10 months ago
Ten Seafarers Kidnapped from Tanker off Cotonou
Ten crew members have been kidnapped from a crude oil tanker off Cotonou, Benin. ...
Posted: 10 months ago
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Posted: 2 months ago
Posted: 11 months ago
Kidnapped Seafarer Received Medical Help from Pirates
A kidnapped seafarer of MV Duke was provided with medical help by pirates but they did not manage to...
Posted: 11 months ago
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Posted: 11 months ago
Kidnapped Duke Crew Released, One Dies in Captivity
Nineteen kidnapped crew members of the tanker Duke have been released while one seafarer died in cap...
Posted: 11 months ago
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Unprecedented Rise of Crew Kidnappings in Gulf of Guinea
The number of crew kidnapped in the Gulf of Guinea increased by more than 50% y-o-y. ...
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Nigerian Navy Rescues Three Kidnapped Sailors
The Nigerian Navy has rescued three kidnapped dredger crew in the Niger Delta, arresting one of the ...
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago
Four Dead, Three Kidnapped After Pirates Attack Dredger
Four persons were killed following a pirate attack on a hopper dredger in the Gulf of Guinea. ...
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Pirates Kidnap 8 Sailors from Greek Tanker off Cameroon
The kidnapped crew members include five Greek nationals, two Filipinos and one Ukrainian sailor. ...
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Contact Made with Kidnappers of 20 Indian Sailors
Contact has been established with pirates who kidnapped 20 Indian seafarers from a tanker off Benin....
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago
Swire Pacific Offshore: 7 Abducted Crew Members Released
Seven kidnapped crew members of Pacific Warden released. ...
Posted: about 1 year ago
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