kidnapping - Offshore Energy

2 months ago

Updated: Pirates kidnap 13 seafarers in the furthest offshore attack in GoG yet

A group of armed pirates boarded a product tanker offshore Benin on Friday, July 17, and kidnapped 1...

2 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...

2 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...

2 months ago

3 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...

3 months ago

4 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...

4 months ago

Pirates board 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 ...

4 months ago

5 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 ...

5 months ago

6 months ago

7 Kidnapped from MSC Talia F Containership

Seven crew members of the Portuguese flagged containership MSC Talia F kidnapped. ...

6 months ago

7 months ago

Ten Seafarers Kidnapped from Tanker off Cotonou

Ten crew members have been kidnapped from a crude oil tanker off Cotonou, Benin. ...

7 months ago

8 months ago

V.Ships: 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...

8 months ago

Kidnapped Duke Crew Members Released, One Dies in Captivity

Nineteen kidnapped crew members of the tanker Duke have been released while one seafarer died in cap...

8 months ago

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. ...

8 months ago

Nigerian Navy Rescues Three Kidnapped Sailors, Arrests One Pirate

The Nigerian Navy has rescued three kidnapped dredger crew in the Niger Delta, arresting one of the ...

8 months ago

Four Dead, Three Kidnapped After Pirates Attack Dredger in Gulf of Guinea

Four persons were killed following a pirate attack on a hopper dredger in the Gulf of Guinea. ...

8 months ago

Pirates Kidnap 8 Sailors from Greek Tanker off Cameroon

The kidnapped crew members include five Greek nationals, two Filipinos and one Ukrainian sailor. ...

8 months ago

9 months ago

Contact Made with Kidnappers of 20 Indian Sailors

Contact has been established with pirates who kidnapped 20 Indian seafarers from a tanker off Benin....

9 months ago

Swire Pacific Offshore: 7 Abducted Crew Members Released

Seven kidnapped crew members of Pacific Warden released. ...

9 months ago

Gabon: Four Sailors Kidnapped, One Feared Killed

Armed pirates have kidnapped four Chinese sailors in Owendo anchorage in Gabon. ...

9 months ago

19 Kidnapped Crew Members of Nave Constellation Freed

Kidnapped Nave Constellation crew released.

9 months ago

Tanker Crew Abduction: Togolese Patrol Boat Makes Contact with M/V Duke

A Togolese naval patrol boat has made contact with the tanker Duke which was attacked by pirates. ...

9 months ago

Pirates Kidnap 20 Seafarers from Tanker off Benin

The incident has been described as “the largest kidnapping event in West Africa within 2019...

9 months ago

Kidnapped Crew Member of Greek Tanker Dies, Remaining Three Freed

Three of the four kidnapped crew members of Elka Aristotle released, the fourth crew member lost his...

9 months ago

Dryad: 19 Tanker Crew Kidnapped off Nigeria

19 crew members of a tanker vessel identified as Nave Constellation reportedly taken by pirates. ...

9 months ago

10 months ago

Pirates Kidnap Four Seafarers from Greek Tanker off Togo

Armed pirates have kidnapped four crew members from a Greek tanker off Lome, Togo. ...

10 months ago

about 1 year ago

Report: Turkish Sailors Kidnapped off Nigeria Freed

Ten Turkish sailors, who had been kidnapped off Nigeria in mid-July, were released on August 9. ...

about 1 year ago

Pirates Kidnap Six Tanker Crew off Nigeria

Six crew members of a Palau-flagged tanker were kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria last week. ...

about 1 year ago

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