Sea Shepherd deters piracy attack in the Gulf of Guinea
Ocean conservation movement Sea Shepherd has warded off a pirate attack in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa. The crew mustered in the ship’s citadel while armed Beninese Navy sailors on board the Bob...Read more
Kidnapped crew of Seatrade ship released
The 2 crew members of the Dutch reefer Water Phoenix of the Groningen shipping company Seatrade have been released. The seafarers were kidnapped by pirates while sailing off the coast of Lagos on 8 September...Read moreIMB: Seafarer kidnappings on the rise off West Africa
ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas in the first 9 months of 2020. The number of kidnappings reported in the Gulf of Guinea...Read moreTwo crew members kidnapped from Dutch ship off Nigeria
Two crew members of the Dutch reefer Water Phoenix were kidnapped by a group of pirates off the coast of Nigeria on 8 September. This has been reported by spokesman Cor Radings of the Groningen...Read moreDutch shipowners angry about delay in protection against pirates
Dutch shipowners are angry that entry into force of the Merchant Shipping Protection Act has been delayed. This law allows the use of private armed security on board Dutch ships to protect them from pirates....Read morePirates hijack ship and take crew hostage at Benin
Pirates have hijacked a container ship off the coast of African Benin and probably taken eight crew members hostage. It concerns the Portuguese-flagged Tommi Ritscher of the German shipping company Gerd Ritscher, reported a representative...Read more