Tag: west africa piracy

Greek Officer Killed, Three Others Kidnapped from VLCC Off Nigeria One officer is lifeless and three others have been kidnapped ...

Oil Tankers Run Gauntlet in Nigeria’s ‘Pirate Alley’ By Libby George LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – A pirate assault that ...

Pirates Release Three Sailors Kidnapped from VLCC Off Nigeria ATHENS, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Three crew members of a Maltese-flagged ...

Ivory Coast Considers Satellite in Fight Against Pirates By Olivier Monnier (Bloomberg) — Ivory Coast is contemplating launching a satellite ...

Crew Kidnapping Marks Return of West Africa Pirate Attacks The current kidnapping of 4 crew members from a cargo ship ...

Kidnapped Crew Released in Nigeria Four crew members who had been kidnapped from an cargo ship off the Niger Delta ...

Five Kidnapped from Polish Cargo Ship Off Nigeria WARSAW, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Pirates attacked a Polish-owned cargo vessel off ...

Nigeria Probing Abduction of Polish Crew By Dulue Mbachu (Bloomberg) — Nigeria is investigating the kidnapping of 5 Polish crew ...

Nigerian Navy Foils Hijack of Maersk-Linked Ship By Tony Tamuno and Paul Wallace (Bloomberg) — Nigeria’s navy foiled an try ...

Gulf of Guinea Sees Piracy Drop as Oil Price Deters Looters By Divine Ramzi (Bloomberg) — Piracy in West Africa’s ...