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Arrested Swiss tanker attacked by pirates, Nigeria

Product tanker SAN PADRE PIO was attacked by 4 armed pirates in speedboat at 2020 UTC Apr 15 at Bonny River Inner Anchorage

Nigerian Pirates Kidnap Five After Firefight with Escort Boat

According to the ICC IMB's Piracy Report, Nigerian pirates kidnapped five crewmembers from an OSV in the Gulf of Guinea

Three Seafarers Abducted From Product Tanker in Gulf of Guinea

Three Romanian crewmembers of the product tanker Histria Ivory have been kidnapped by pirates off Togo, according to Romania's Free Trade Union of Navigators

Three piracy incidents reported to ReCAAP ISC the previous week

In its weekly report for 5-11 February, ReCAAP ISC informed of three incidents that took place. 

Nigerian navy reports 34 oil theft pirate attacks in 2018

According to the Nigerian Navy, thirty-four pirate ship attacks were reported in 2018

Kidnapped crew from MSC boxship released by pirates

Six crew members, including the captain, kidnapped earlier this month from 2,668 teu MSC Mandy off Benin

BIMCO calls for urgent international naval coalition to fight piracy off West Africa

International shipowning body BIMCO is calling for international naval support to counter the growing threat of piracy off West Africa.

BIMCO: EU, China, US need to boost anti-piracy efforts in Gulf of Guinea

A week after the abduction of six crew members from the container ship MSC Mandy off Benin, BIMCO stressed that piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

Pirates Kidnap Crewmembers from MSC Container Ship

MSC has confirmed a successful pirate attack on the sub-Panamax container ship MSC Mandy off the coast of Cotonou, Benin. 

Abducted Boxship Crewmembers Released by Nigerian Pirates

Eight Polish crewmembers from the container ship Pomerania Sky have been released by their captors

EU NAVFOR promotes maritime security dialogue in Somalia

The Operation Commander of EU NAVFOR, Major General Charlie Stickland OBE, visited Mogadishu on 4-5 December 2018

SpaceX to launch satellites to track piracy activities

SpaceX will launch three satellites that will scan the world for radio signals of dark ships.

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