Rod Lingard, Thomas Miller, explains why kidnapping for ransom has increased recently in the Gulf of Guinea and assesses whether this increase will continue. In this article, he further describes what happens during a kidnapping and provides some insight into available training for companies and crews.
Read moreIn contrast to the substantial numbers of reported incidents across Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean in recent years, maritime crime now appears to have stabilised in these regions according to the latest Q2 maritime crime statistics released by Dryad Maritime.
Read moreThe International Maritime Bureau confirmed that pirates boarded the 4,360 TEU CMA CGM Turquoise, around 30 nautical miles south-west of Bayelsa Coast, Nigeria. The captain raised the alarm and all crew members, except two, managed to get to the ship’s safety citadel.
Read moreBOURBON confirmed in a statement that one of its vessels, the Bourbon Liberty 251, was the object of an attack off Nigeria on the 23rd of February 2016.
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