Pirates release kidnapped crew of container ship Mozart
Pirates have released the Turkish crew of a ship they hijacked off the coast of Nigeria last month. The attack on the container ship Mozart in the Gulf of Guinea left one person dead, a...Read more
Why does allowing private security on board Dutch ships take so much time?
Piracy is on the rise, and, yes, it is on the political agenda both nationally and internationally, admits Cathelijne Bouwkamp, specialist in maritime law and security at the KVNR. Yet, there are so many hurdles...Read more
EU launches CMP concept to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
The European Council has adopted the the Coordinated Maritime Presences tool. The tool is to increase the EU’s capacity to act as a reliable partner and maritime security provider in the Gulf of Guinea. One...Read morePirates board container ship off Nigeria and kill crew member
Pirates have attacked a container ship in the Gulf of Guinea. One person was killed and fifteen others were kidnapped, the Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported on Sunday 24 January. The kidnapped crew members...Read more‘Never before did pirates kidnap so many crew in the Gulf of Guinea’
Piracy and armed robbery incidents increased in 2020. The Gulf of Guinea even recorded its highest ever number of crew kidnapped. This was reported by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). IMB...Read more
14 crew kidnapped from heavy load carrier Zhen Hua 7
Fourteen crew members of the heavy load carrier Zhen Hua 7 have been kidnapped by pirates while sailing in the Gulf of Guinea, reports maritime security adviser Dryad Global. This is the eighth offshore incident...Read more
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 moreKidnapped 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