Piracy - Offshore Energy

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Pirates kidnap seafarer from LNG carrier in the 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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5 days 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...

5 days ago

about 1 month ago

Kidnapped crew members of Curacao Trader freed

The 13 crew members of product tanker MT Curacao Trader, who were kidnapped off Benin back in July, ...

about 1 month ago

3 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...

3 months ago

IMB: 77 seafarers taken hostage since January

Violent attacks against ships and their crews have risen in 2020, with 77 seafarers taken hostage or...

3 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...

3 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...

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

Maritime piracy on the rise in Asia

Asia is seeing an increase in incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships, according to a re...

4 months ago

Kidnapped crew of Tommi Ritscher freed

The eight crew members of Tommi Ritscher containership, who were kidnapped by a group of pirates on ...

4 months ago

5 months ago

Pirates fire upon Stolt-Nielsen’s chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden

A Stolt-Nielsen chemical tanker sustained minor damages over the weekend after armed guards aboard S...

5 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 ...

5 months ago

Dryad: 16 mariners kidnapped in five days

Over the past five days, a total of 16 seafarers were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of West Afr...

5 months ago

Dryad: Pirates attempt to board LPG tanker

Six pirates have been arrested for attempting to board an LPG tanker identified as Epic Bermuda whil...

5 months ago

Nigerian forces board attacked boxship, rescue 11 crew from citadel

Nigerian Special Forces have boarded the Portuguese-flagged containership Tommi Ritscher and re...

5 months ago

6 months ago

Dryad: 8 crew members held hostage on board boxship off Benin

Eight crew members of the Portuguese-flagged containership Tommi Ritscher are believed to have been ...

6 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 ...

6 months ago

Boxship dodges pirate attack south of Bonny Island

Liberia-flagged containership MV Lana escaped pirate hands on Friday, March 27, while sailing south ...

6 months ago

Boxship Dodges Pirate Attack South of Bonny Island

MV Lana escaped pirate hands on Friday, March 27, while sailing south of Bonny Island, Nigeria. ...

6 months ago

3 Ships Approached in Two Days off West Africa

Ships sailing off the coast of West Africa reported at least 3 suspicious approaches over the past t...

6 months ago

Stena Important Thwarts Pirate Attack

Pirates attempt to board Stena Important at Doula Anchorage, Cameroon. ...

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

Management Loses Contact with Cargo Ship after Pirate Attack Alert

The management of Huanghai Glory lost contact with the ship after a pirate attack alert. ...

7 months ago

Chemical Tanker Minerva Virgo Attacked off Benin

Chemical tanker MT Minerva Virgo was boarded by a group of pirates. ...

7 months ago

Pirates Board Bulker in Singapore Strait

Four perpetrators boarded a Philippine-flagged bulk carrier while en route to Singapore. ...

7 months ago

8 months ago

Maersk Tema Boarded by Pirates off Guinea, Crew Safe

Maersk Tema boarded by pirates while underway off the coast of West Africa on Friday, February 14. ...

8 months ago

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