Tag: maritime piracy

Armed pirates boarded two offshore vessels in two days on the 28th and 29th of December, on Mexico's Bay of Campeche, according to local media, leaving the crew unharmed but stealing valuable equipment. 

Six months after the UN Security Council adopted a text compelling Gulf of Guinea countries to criminalize piracy and armed robbery at sea, Cameroon adopted a law to tackle piracy and improve safety of maritime navigation within its waters.

During 2022, shipping industry joined forces and launched several initiatives to support its Environmental, Social and Governance topics. As the industry is heading towards a more sustainable future, the challenges are many. Improving its image remains a top priority and ESG showcase the positive strides that shipping is making.

ReCAAP ISC informed that one incident of armed robbery against ships in Asia (CAT 2) was reported from 13-19 December 2022.

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, comprising one CAT 31 incident and one CAT 42 incident, were reported to ReCAAP ISC, from 6-12 December 2022.

The UK-French naval operation MDAT GoG informed that pirates fired on a crude tanker on December 12, in the Gulf of Guinea.

A new report makes an analysis of the connection between piracy and oil bunkering in the Niger Delta. It notes that although deep offshore piracy has decreased, it has not disappeared. 

Information Fusion Centre (IFC) issued its latest infographic, providing a summary of incidents against ships in the Singapore Strait as of 1 December 2022.

Five incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, comprising one CAT 21 incident, one CAT 32 incident, two CAT 43 incidents and one attempted incident, were reported to the ReCAAP ISC, from 22 to 28 November.

On November 28, a Danish court found a Nigerian man guilty of endangering the lives of Danish soldiers in a shooting incident on November 2021, involving the Danish frigate Esbern Snare and a crew of alleged Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of Guinea.