Nigeria steps up efforts to tackle maritime piracy
Nigeria launched the Deep Blue Project, in order to tackle piracy and maritime crime in its waterways and the Gulf of Guinea.
Read moreDetailsNigeria launched the Deep Blue Project, in order to tackle piracy and maritime crime in its waterways and the Gulf of Guinea.
Read moreDetailsFive crew members were kidnapped from the fishing vessel ATLANTIC PRINCESS, when it was boarded 65nm South of Tema, reports by maritime security intelligence firm Dryad Global reveal.
Read moreDetailsIMO has called for increased collaboration and action to tackle an escalation in the number and severity of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea region, which threatens the lives and well-being of seafarers and the safety of shipping.
Read moreDetailsConsidering the attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf of Guinea by Nigerian pirates, 99 maritime companies, organisations and flag states, have signed the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy, which was launched on May 17.
Read moreDetailsIn an effort to tackle piracy within Gulf of Guinea, NIMASA along with the Inter Regional Coordination Centre formed a partnership.
Read moreDetailsReporting indicates that a small boat suspected of involvement with piracy has been sighted 202nm SW Brass Port, Dryad Global stated.
Read moreDetailsThe Italian Navy is the latest European force to join Ghana’s anti-piracy campaign in the Gulf of Guinea.
Read moreDetailsThe 10 Filipino seafarers who were kidnapped in the Gulf of Guinea have been released on April 11 and are expected to arrive home on April 19.
Read moreDetailsThere was a decline in piracy globally in the first three months of 2021, with 38 incidents compared to 47 in the same period last year, but violence against crew is on the rise with 40 crew kidnapped compared to 22 last year, according to latest figures from IMB.
Read moreDetailsCEMLAWS AFRICA launched its Maritime Governance Brief, focusing on maritime piracy and armed robbery figures.
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