Tag: Gulf of Guinea
Feature: Nigerian Navy makes giant strides in Gulf of Guinea operations
The Nigerian Navy has made great strides over the past few years in its efforts to address maritime insecurity in West Africa and the...
Major decline in West African piracy, but Gulf of Guinea remains...
Piracy off West African in 2021 declined dramatically – almost by half compared to the previous year – but the region still remains the...
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams completes Gulf of Guinea maritime security patrol
The US Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (ESB 4) has arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain, following a successful maritime security...
Gulf of Guinea piracy down
Just seven piracy incidents were recorded in the Gulf of Guinea, widely seen as the world’s piracy hotspot, in the first quarter of this...
Italian Navy frigate patrolling Gulf of Guinea
The Italian Navy frigate Luigi Rizzo is patrolling the Gulf of Guinea on behalf of the European Union, with its main mission to prevent...
Apparent decline in West African piracy should be treated with caution
A decline last year in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, which has for some time been the epicentre of maritime crime, should be...
Gulf of Guinea states must act and prosecute suspected pirates, BIMCO...
States in the Gulf of Guinea region must take responsibility and step-up prosecution efforts when pirates are apprehended by international navies, the Baltic and...
Piracy drops to 18 year low
“Vigorous action” by authorities is cited as one reason for last year seeing the lowest recorded level of piracy and armed robbery at sea...
Maritime momentum in West Africa
On 15 May 2020, 10 pirates boarded the Chinese-flagged Hailufeng 11, subdued the 18 crew members and turned off its automatic identification system (AIS)....
Six crew kidnapped off container ship in the Gulf of Guinea
Six crew members have been kidnapped from the container vessel Tonsberg in the Gulf of Guinea in the latest pirate attack in the region.
The...
Danish frigate kills four pirates in Gulf of Guinea
A Danish frigate has killed four pirates in waters south of Nigeria in an operation to protect shipping in the Gulf of Guinea, the...
Maritime exercise Grand African Nemo underway in Gulf of Guinea
The French led exercise Grand African Nemo 2021 has kicked off in the Gulf of Guinea, with participation by 19 local and ten international...
Russian Navy fends off pirates in the Gulf of Guinea
A Russian Navy destroyer has fended off a pirate attack on a container ship near the western coast of Africa, Russia’s Defence Ministry said...
Danish frigate headed to Gulf of Guinea
The Danish frigate Esbern Snare has departed Denmark for the Gulf of Guinea, where it will patrol for pirates and ensure law and order...
Further decline in reported piracy incidents
Piracy incidents in the first nine months of 2021 are the lowest reported in 17 years with, at the other end of the scale,...
HMS Trent deploys to West Africa to support maritime security
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent has set sail to the waters of the Gulf of Guinea as she heads for security patrols and...
Piracy down, but African countries still need to do more to...
The seas off West Africa, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea, have been a hotspot for increasingly violent maritime crime, particularly piracy. In 2020,...
Italian Navy warship patrolling the Gulf of Guinea
The Italian Navy’s Carlo Bergamini class frigate Antonio Marceglia has departed Italy for the Gulf of Guinea, where it will take part in the...
Crewmember apparently kidnapped by pirates off Gabon
Pirates operating off Libreville, Gabon, appear to have kidnapped a crewmember after boarding the offshore supply vessel Tampen.
Dryad Global reported that the vessel was...
Global piracy down, Gulf of Guinea still a concern
Incidents of international piracy and armed robbery are at their lowest level in 27 years, according to International Maritime Bureau (IMB) statistics, with the...