Tag: piracy threat

For the first time ever, a Ukrainian citizen has been charged with piracy at high seas.

Pirates kidnapped eight persons from a passenger boat, travelling to Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Armed thieves attacked an oil platform in the south of the Gulf of Mexico on July 19, stealing equipment and personal belongings of rig workers.

ReCAAP ISC issued its weekly report for 29 June – 5 July, reporting three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia.

Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea (MDAT-GoG) has warned of an increased piracy threat in a specific area of ​​the Gulf of Guinea.

Fisheries crime is diverse category of criminality that can include corruption, fraud, human and drugs trafficking as well as piracy.

Reporting indicates that the fishing vessel Iris S was attacked 108nm South Cotonou, on May 31, resulting in the kidnap of 5 crew.

Denmark will deploy a Navy frigate to the Gulf of Guinea to tackle piracy and crew kidnappings in the region.

Nigeria launched the Deep Blue Project, in order to tackle piracy and maritime crime in its waterways and the Gulf of Guinea.

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.