Tag: Gulf of Guinea

European shipowners (ECSA) welcomed the EU’s political commitment to a first pilot of the new Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa, but cautions that the situation remains precarious for European and international merchant vessels and more needs to be done urgently.

Amid the continuing security threat for ships in the Gulf of Guinea, the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) Maritime Security Committee have produced a set of quick reference bridge cards for use onboard vessels transiting this area​.

Pirates have reportedly boarded the Marshall Islands-flagged oil chemical tanker MV SEA PHANTOM on Saturday night, while 115 nm off the coast of Kribi, Cameroon, in the Gulf of Guinea, but the attack was unsuccessful.

Amid an alarming trend of continuous piracy attacks against ships in Gulf of Guinea, BIMCO revealed plans to develop a new standard contract for hiring the services of security escort vessels (SEV).

After efforts by governments around the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) to deter piracy, kidnapping for ransom and organised crime failed, the European Union (EU) launched the pilot case of the Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept in the area.

Pirates boarded the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier MV ROWAYTON EAGLE, while 200nm off the coast of Accra, Ghana, in the Gulf of Guinea, reports by maritime security intelligence firm Dryad Global suggest.

After the recent piracy incident off Gulf of Guinea, where pirates killed a seafarer and took another 15 seafarers from the container ship MV Mozart, ITF urges governments to immediately act.

Reporting indicates that that the Hong Kong-flagged oil products tanker MV SEAFRONTIER was approached by a single skiff some 3 nm from the vessel, while underway 164 nm southwest of Agbami, Nigeria. 

Recent reporting indicates that the Liberian flagged container ship MV Mozart had been boarded approximately 98nm NW of Sao Tome. 15 crew were taken with one crew member killed.

A cargo ship has allegedly reported a suspicious approach, 65 nm southwest of Bonny, Nigeria, in the Gulf of Guinea. This the 4th offshore incident and the third recorded approach in 2021.