Tag: Gulf of Guinea

Five 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. 

IMO 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.

Considering 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.

In an effort to tackle piracy within Gulf of Guinea, NIMASA along with the Inter Regional Coordination Centre formed a partnership.

Reporting indicates that a small boat suspected of involvement with piracy has been sighted 202nm SW Brass Port, Dryad Global stated.

The Italian Navy is the latest European force to join Ghana’s anti-piracy campaign in the Gulf of Guinea.

The 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.

There 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.

CEMLAWS AFRICA launched its Maritime Governance Brief, focusing on maritime piracy and armed robbery figures.

In its recently issued Casebook containing safety lessons learned from maritime incidents, the Swedish Club describes a piracy attack on a tanker while waiting to berth off West Africa.