2020 Annual Piracy Report
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Ghana : Two South Koreans reportedly kidnapped from fishing vessel
Unidentified gunmen have apparently kidnapped two South Korean nationals from a fishing vessel south of Lome, Ghana.
Nigeria : Nigerian Pirates Release Kidnapped S. Korean Fishermen
Five South Korean fishermen who were kidnapped from the purse seiner Panofi Frontier in the Gulf of Guinea have been released, according to South Korea’s ministry of foreign affairs.
South African Navy tug sinks
A SA Navy decommissioned tug, De Mist, sank at the Simon’s Town Harbour on Saturday morning. According to the Navy, the incident occurred at around 05:00 when officials were conducting rounds in the harbour and…
Hijacking: Gulf of Aden
08.04.2017: 1310 UTC: Posn: 14:02N – 051:40E: 147nm SE off Al Mukalla, Gulf of Aden. While underway armed pirates in a skiff came alongside and boarded a tanker. The Master and crew stopped the engine…
BREAKING:Somalia – Ship Hijacked
Source:AP / DW.COM Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial vessel off the coast of Somalia and are holding its 11 sailors for ransom, according to a private marine security investigator. Dryad Maritime reported that the…
Yemen – Sea mines planted in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Source: http://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1599049 Washington, 07 Jumada II,1438 AH, 06 March,2017 , SPA — The US Office of Naval Intelligence has warned commercial ships from the risks of sea mines planted by Al-Houthi militias in the Strait…
Piracy Report: ICC IMB 2016
Source: 2016-Annual-IMB-Piracy-Report
Somalia – Pirates release ARIS 13
Source: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/captain-of-ship-hijacked-by-somali-pirates-speaks-of-safe-release-1.3331906 Captain of ship hijacked by Somali pirates speaks of safe release Crew members wave from aboard the Aris 13 oil tanker, which was released by pirates after negotiations by officials and local elders, during…
Somalia – Piracy – A view from the Washington Post
Source: [Somali pirates just hijacked a commercial ship for the first time in five years] Everyone thought the Somali pirate threat had ended. Then a tanker was attacked. By Kevin Sieff March 15 Somali pirates hijack…