Tag: maritime piracy

An injured pirate has been medevaced from the Danish frigate Esbern Snare after being subjected to three rounds of amputation to address an infection.

The Dansk Metal union has supported anti-piracy naval support in the Gulf of Guinea. Namely, Director of the union's seafaring section Ole Philipsen told Nautilus that the international war frigates are 'definitely helping' to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency recorded 27 pirates attacks on ships in the anchorage in the third quarter of 2021.

During 7-13 Dec 2021, two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia were reported to the ReCAAP ISC.

Ghana will push for international response to address the incidence of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea when it a takes its seat on the UN Security Council in January 2022.

Reporting by Dryad Global indicates that a containership has been attacked 48nm SW off Luba, and in fact 6 crew members have been kidnapped.

A Denmark court extended a Danish navy vessel's detention of four pirates off the coast of West Africa, after the deadly gunfight at sea last month.

IFC issued its latest infographic, providing a summary of incidents against ships in the Singapore Strait as 7 December 2021.

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to allow international naval forces to continue using all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia, only for the next three months.

Stable Seas noted that government expenditures on counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Guinea increased exponentially over the last decade.