Source: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/22/the-associated-press-nigerian-navy-rescues-hijacked-oil-tanker-1-pirate-killed.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian sailors rescued a hijacked oil tanker in a dramatic night-time rescue in which they killed one pirate, the Nigerian navy announced as it escorted the ship into Lagos…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/bourbon-crew-kidnapped-off-nigeria Bourbon Liberty 251. Photo credit: MarineTraffic.com/Maxim B Offshore vessel owner Bourbon Offshore has confirmed the abduction of two of its crew members from their vessel off Nigeria. The company says its vessel Bourbon Liberty 251 come…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/imb-piracy-hotspots-persist-worldwide-despite-reductions-in-key-areas File photo: Shutterstock/Rasti Sedlak (ICC International Maritime Bureau) – Piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas is persisting at levels close to those in 2014, despite reductions in the number of ships hijacked…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/2016/01/22/pirates-chase-car-carrier-off-nigeria/?utm_source=gCaptain+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=35b56ab394-Mailchimp_RSS_CAMPAIGN&utm_term=0_f50174ef03-35b56ab394-139918741#.Vqc6CSp9600 Live Piracy Map via International Maritime Bureau Piracy Reporting Center A gang of pirates chased and fired at a car carrier off the coast of Nigeria this week in what is believed to be…
Source: http://europe.newsweek.com/nigeria-shuts-two-oil-refineries-niger-delta-militancy-looms-418267?rm=eu A worker walks past Port Harcourt’s refinery, September 16, 2015. Nigeria’s state oil company has closed two of its refineries after attacks by militants.PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Militants attacked pipelines in the Niger Delta…
Source:https://gcaptain.com/kidnapped-crew-released-in-nigeria/ MV Solarte. Photo: MarineTraffic.com/Maksimas Four crew members who were kidnapped from an cargo ship off the Niger Delta in October have been freed in Nigeria, according to reports. The four men, two from Lithuania…
Source:https://gcaptain.com/tanker-involved-in-fatal-collision-off-nigeria-photos Damage to the MT Tank following the collision. Up to nine personnel from a self-propelled barge may have been killed after their vessel collided with a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in Nigerian waters earlier this month. An…
Source:https://gcaptain.com/crew-kidnapping-marks-return-of-west-africa-pirate-attacks/ The recent kidnapping of four crew members from a cargo ship off the Niger Delta marks the return of attacks in West Africa and illustrates the uncertainty surrounding maritime security in the region, according to…
Today Marks 15 Years Since the USS Cole Bombing Source: October 12, 2015 by gCaptain USS Cole (DDG 67) returns to sea after being repaired at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) in Pascagoula, Mississippi, April…
Article Source: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/10/illegal-overfishing-return-somalia-pirates-151006111159994.html Durduri, Somalia – A hundred years ago, it was a bustling port that served the vibrant fishing community living along Somalia’s coastline, the longest on mainland Africa. Now, Durduri is a sun-bleached,…