Source: https://gcaptain.com/pirates-release-kidnapped-bourbon-crew-off-nigeria/ Bourbon Liberty 251. Photo credit: MarineTraffic.com/ French oil services company Bourbon Offshore has confirmed that two crew members kidnapped from their vessel off the coast of Nigeria last month have been released. The company…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/whats-next-for-piracy Written by Joshua Nash, SafeGuard Armor The threat of Piracy is a serious one for many countries, and one that has been taken increasingly seriously. From Government response to media attention, anti-Piracy efforts have…
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/01/pirates-hack-shipping-company/ Seaborne pirates just borrowed a page from their land-based counterparts. A Verizon security report has revealed that raiders hacked a shipping company’s content management system to determine which ships were worth boarding, and where…
Weapons seized by HMAS Darwin from a small-arms smuggler boarded approximately 170 nautical miles off the coast of Oman. Photo credit: Australian Royal Navy NAIROBI, March 7 (Reuters) – An Australian Navy ship has seized…
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…
Executive Summary This global report on maritime piracy has identified several important trends related to maritime security. Based on a refined and detailed analysis of primarily data from International Maritime Organization (IMO) Global Integrated Shipping…
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: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…