Tag: pirates
Piracy surges in the Gulf of Guinea with spate of deadly...
Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea have kidnapped three seafarers and killed four security personnel in the latest incident in the region, which has...
Crew kidnapped off Benin freed after 35 days in captivity
Pirates who kidnapped nine crew members from the cargo vessel MV Bonita in the Gulf of Guinea last month have released those held after...
Another ship attacked off Nigeria, 19 crew kidnapped
A cargo tanker has been attacked off the Nigerian coast and 19 crew kidnapped in the latest incident in the Gulf of Guinea. It...
Seven crew kidnapped from vessel off West Africa
Seven crewmembers from the offshore supply tug Pacific Warden have been kidnapped off the coast of Equatorial Guinea.
Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), which operates the...
Pirates strike off Benin
A vessel owned by Norwegian shipping firm J.J. Ugland was boarded by pirates while at anchor off the coast of Benin and nine crew...
ISS: Gulf of Guinea must look east to solve its pirate...
A few years ago piracy off the east coast of Africa, focusing on Somalia, was a major crisis, attracting extensive international attention. Now it...
Ten Turkish sailors kidnapped off Nigerian coast in latest pirate attack
Nigerian pirates have taken hostage ten Turkish sailors after attacking their cargo vessel off the coast of Nigeria in the latest attack to hit...
ISS: Can we afford to drop the guard against piracy?
Pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia have dropped dramatically over the past eight years – from 237 incidents in 2011 to nine in...
Pirate attacks continue in West Africa
The Gulf of Guinea has recorded its third ship hijacking this month, with a chemical tanker captured off Togo, as the region continues to...
Indian sailors held captive by Nigerian pirates
Five Indian sailors remain captive after being kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria last month.
The sailors were abducted on 19 April when...
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Check before you speak, Minister!
South African Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needs to verify her facts before she speaks, or risk further embarrassment to the South...
