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…
Despite an overall global reduction in serious pirate attacks this year, there remains no room for complacency in the global fight against piracy on the high seas, the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB…
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/01/us-maldives-blast-probe “The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it has found no conclusive evidence that an explosion on a boat transporting Maldives President Abdulla Yameen was caused by a bomb. The Maldives government, however,…
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,…
Police in the Maldives said they were seeking help from the United States and Australia in the investigation into a blast on Monday on President Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s speedboat as he returned home after performing…
Article Source: http://www.thecrewreport.com/features/22126/is-piracy-still-a-threat%EF%BB%BF WBIED.com comments: although a report almost a year old – we still think it has relevancy. The superyacht industry is often told to ignore worries over piracy in most areas where yachts would…
WBIED.com Editorial Team War always has one common consequence: Refugees or Immigrants as they have become known since the Spring Revolution has spread across North Africa and The Middle East. What was initially seen as…