Tag: hijacking

On November 19, 2023, while travelling through the Red Sea, armed Houthis boarded the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier leased by the Japanese shipping corporation NYK, using a helicopter.

An oil tanker formerly involved in a dispute between Iran and the United States, known as the Suez Rajan and later identified as the St. Nikolas, was boarded in the Gulf of Oman by unauthorized individuals in military uniforms, on 11th January. 

As the conflict in Yemen continues to impact shipping and dangerous sea areas and changes in the operational status of ports may occur at any time, the NorthStandard provides updates received from correspondents and  advises to contact local agents for the latest advice should you have a vessel trading to Yemen.

Maritime Port Authority of Singapore released a marine circular which outlines its precautions to Singapore-registered ships, ship owners, managers, operators, masters, on ongoing security concerns for ships operating off the coast of West Africa, including the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) due to piracy and hijacking incidents.

Republic of Liberia has issued a Marine Security Advisory, for shipowners, operators, Company Security Officers and masters to inform them that Piracy, armed robbery, Kidnapping for Ransom (KFR) continues to be significant threats to all vessels transiting or operating in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).

The Houthi movement that controls most of northern Yemen has released the crew of the United Arab Emirates cargo ship Rwabee that was seized on January 3.

The US on Tuesday condemned the seizure of a cargo vessel by Houthi rebels off the coast of Hudaydah in western Yemen.

The Arab coalition demanded the release of a UAE-flagged cargo ship that the Houthi militia hijacked off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah on Sunday,

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued a warning on 3 August, regarding a vessel that may have been hijacked off UAE.

A court in Lagos sentenced 10 pirates to 12 years in prison for kidnapping the crew of a Chinese-flagged merchant vessel in 2020.