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06.08.2020
Benin to allow foreign Armed Security Teams on board ships
Benin informed that all ships bound for a port in the country are required to have an Armed Protection Team (APT). Failing that, the vessel must receive a protection service by the Benin Public Forces at the entrance to Benin’s territorial waters. The associated fees…

by Agisilaos Roubakos in Piracy News
20.07.2020
13 Crew kidnapped from tanker off Benin
The 2007-built 11,300 dwt chemical tanker Curacao Trader was attacked by pirates off the coast of Benin in West Africa on July 17. According to the ship’s manager Alison Management, 13 out of 19 Ukrainian and Russian crewmembers onboard the vessel have been taken hostage by the…

by Agisilaos Roubakos in Piracy News
16.07.2020
Crew Kidnappings Soar in West Africa
Crew kidnappings and violent attacks on vessels in the oil-rich West Africa region have soared in 2020, with 77 seafarers taken hostage or kidnapped for ransom since January, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest piracy report. The Gulf of Guinea off West…

by Agisilaos Roubakos in Piracy News
08.07.2020
Pirates kidnap nine Nigerian nationals in offshore attack
According to reports, another Nigerian pirate accident took place in the Gulf of Guinea; This time, pirates attacked the FPSO Sendje Berge and kidnapped nine Nigerian nationals. Specifically, BW Offshore issued a statement informing that at 4:20 a.m. local time its FPSO Sendje Berge was…

by Dimitris in Piracy News
07.08.2020
US economic outlook until November: cloudy with a chance of escalating trade wars
South China Morning PostMarco VicenzinoUS economic outlook until November: cloudy with a chance of escalating trade warsPositive sentiment in the US stock market fails to account for continuing unrest in the run-up to the presidential election, a second wave of Covid-19 infections and tensions with…

by Agisilaos Roubakos in Piracy News
28.07.2020
Nigerian Pirates Release Kidnapped S. Korean Fishermen
Five South Korean fishermen who were kidnapped from the purse seiner Panofi Frontier in the Gulf of Guinea have been released, according to South Korea’s ministry of foreign affairs. The abductees were recovered from their captors on Friday at a location in Nigeria. They are reportedly healthy…

by Agisilaos Roubakos in Piracy News
21.07.2020
ReCAAP: Piracy on the Upswing in Asian Waters
The number of piracy and armed robbery incidents reported in Asian waters has more than doubled in the first half of 2020 compared to last year. There were 51 incidents reported from January to June this year compared with 28 for the same period in…

by Agisilaos Roubakos in Piracy News
16.07.2020
Are tired crews more vulnerable to piracy attempts?
Asian piracy watchdog concerned that seafarer fatigue may be a factor in the growing number of attacks in the world’s busiest waterway Fatigued crews practising lower levels of vigilance could be a factor leading to a steep rise in the number of armed robbery incidents…

by Agisilaos Roubakos in Piracy News
13.07.2020
Two attacks against ships in Singapore Strait last week
ReCAAP ISC informed of two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia. Both were CAT 4 incidents that occurred onboard ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait. The first incident involves the Panamanian-flagged reefer vessel…

by Dimitris in Piracy News
08.07.2020
Pirates Attack Second Vessel in Gulf of Guinea Kidnapping Five Crew
A cargo vessel was the latest target of pirates in the waters off Benin. This attack came just one day after reports of an even more brazen attack on a vessel in the oil fields in the Gulf of Guinea. In the latest incident, security…

by Dimitris in Piracy News
02.07.2020
BW FPSO targeted with explosives in ‘unique’ Nigerian attack
Security consultancies say militants likely behind raid on vessel, with kidnappings unconfirmed. A BW Offshore FPSO has been raided by gunmen who kidnapped nine crew on Thursday in what security consultancies are calling a “unique” attack. Reports have said the 50,000-barrel-per day FSPO Sendje Berge…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News
02.07.2020
Attempted robbery on container ship anchored off Manila
In its weekly report for 23-29 June, ReCAAP ISC informed of one incident of armed robbery against ship in Asia. The CAT 4 incident occurred onboard a container ship while anchored at Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) Anchorage, Philippines. In the early morning hours of…

by Asimakis Chris in Piracy News

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