MarineLink News Search
Search term • pirates
Create an email alert for pirates
Pirates Release Kidnapped Tanker Crew off Togo
Pirates have released three crew taken hostage from a Greek oil tanker off the coast of the West African country of Togo in November, the vessel's manager said on Friday.A fourth hostageā¦
Pirates Kidnap 19 Crew from Tanker off Nigeria
![Ā© Christin Boggs Peyper / Adobe Stock](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/christin-boggs-peyper-adobe-stock-107781.jpeg)
Pirates have kidnapped 19 crew members from a crude oil tanker off Nigeria in an area where acts of piracy are on the rise, an official with the ship's operator said on Thursday.The loaded vessel, the Nave Constellation, was attacked 77 nautical miles off Bonny Island on Tuesday and 18 Indians and one Turk from the crew were seized, the official said.Seven other crew members remain on board the vessel.
Pirates Attack Anchor Handler off Equatorial Guinea
Pirates have abducted seven crew members from an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel offshore Equatorial Guinea, the vessel's owner Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO)ā¦
Pirates Attack OSV in the Gulf of Mexico
![OSV Remas (Photo: Micoperi)](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/osv-remas-photo-micoperi-107060.jpg)
Pirates attacked an Italy-flagged offshore supply vessel in the southern Gulf of Mexico, injuring two crew members, the Mexican Navy said on Tuesday, in the latest outbreak of robbery and piracy to hit oil platforms and infrastructure in the area.One of the crew members of the vessel, Remas, received a bullet wound, and the other suffered a concussion, and both were transferred to a nearby hospitalā¦
Pirates Kidnap Crew of MV Bonita
Pirates have kidnapped nine crew members from a Norwegian shipping vessel named the MV Bonita off the coast of Benin in West Africa.MV Bonita was anchored and awaitingā¦
Pirates Kidnap Four from Greek Tanker
Pirates attacked a Greek oil tanker off the coast of Togo in the early hours of Monday and fled after taking four crew members as hostages, the West African nation's navy saidā¦
Iranian Held by Somali Pirates Since 2015 Ffreed
![M Shariff from Iran was released after being held by Somali pirates (Photo: Hostage Support Partnership)](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/m-shariff-from-iran-was-105184.jpg)
An Iranian sailor held hostage by Somali pirates for more than four years has been released with the help of the United Nations and a humanitarian group, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi thanked the Hostage Support Partnership group, U.N. officials in Somalia, and authorities in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland and in Ethiopia for their help in winning the release of Mohammad Sharif Panahandehā¦
Mitigating Maritime Risk
![Ā© Oleksii Fadieiev/Adobe Stock](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/oleksii-fadieievadobe-stock-103567.jpg)
āThe First Steps in Mitigating Contemporary Risks to our Strategic Sea Lines of CommunicationāIt is indisputable that the worldās economy floats on seawater. It is equally indisputable that international maritime transportation is the tool that keeps the global economy moving. The world economy has surged over the last half century, and that growth has been largely driven by globalization and the consequent reduction in barriers to trade.
Pirates Rob Korean Bulk Carrier
Pirates attacked a South Korean-flagged cargo ship in the South China Sea early on Monday, stealing thousands of dollars in cash and even the sailors' shoes, South Korean authorities said.Two people s
Piracy Down in the Waters Off Nigeria
The number of hijackings and armed attacks on ships sailing off Nigeria has dropped according to new figures from the International Piracy Reporting Centre, IMB.Fire shots at shipsā¦
Ten Turkish Sailors Seized by Pirates off Nigeria
![Ā© pavalena / Adobe Stock](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/pavalena-adobe-stock-102619.png)
Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates who attacked a Turkish-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, the vessel's owner said on Tuesday, adding that another eight sailors were left safely aboard.Turkey's foreign ministry said the sailors were seized on Saturday evening. After the pirates left the ship it was taken to Ghana's Tema port, and Ghanaian and Nigerian authorities are working on returning the captured sailorsā¦
Piracy: West Africa, World's Most Dangerous Seas
The seas off West Africa's coastline are now the most dangerous in the world for shipping, the International Maritime Bureauās (IMB) latest report revealed.According to the reportā¦
Piracy Threat Persists in Gulf of Guinea
Concerns raised by various industry bodies were supported by figures from the International Maritime Bureau showing that the number of attacks in the Gulf of Guineaā¦
EU NAVFOR Reviews Somali Piracy Attack
The European Unionās counter-piracy force EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta has revealed the scenerio after having responded to the attack on 21 April. The suspectedā¦
Blue Marlin Freed After Pirate Hijacking
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/-99936.jpg)
A Royal Boskalis Westminster heavy transport vessel has been recovered and the crew freed after being hijacked on Sunday about 80 miles offshore Equatorial Guinea.The 225m-long Blue Marlin semisubmersible heavy transport vessel had recently unloaded a cargo in Equatorial Guinea and had set sail for Malta. But, on Sunday afternoon, the ship was unlawfully boarded from a zodiac rigid hulled inflatable boat by several armed pirates, Boskalis confirmed today.
Iranian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker
Iranian naval forces intervened to repel pirates who attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, state television reported on Friday.The broadcast said piratesā¦
Vigilance Essential In Indian Ocean "High Risk Area"
![Photo: EUNAVFOR](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/photo-eunavfor-97662.jpg)
The Round Table of international shipping associations plus the OCIMF representing the global shipping and oil industry have announced the geographic boundaries of the āHigh Risk Areaā for piracy in the Indian Ocean have been reduced, with new advice issued to merchant ship operators.The High Risk Area reflects the area where the threat from piracy exists, whilst recognizing the ongoing containment of pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean.
Pirates Thwarted in the Gulf of Aden
Iranian naval forces intervened to repel pirates who attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, state television reported on Friday.The broadcast said piratesā¦
Global Piracy Up in 2018, Gulf of Guinea Leads
Piracy increased on the worldās seas in 2018, with a marked rise in attacks against ships and crews around West Africa, the International Chamber of Commerceās Internationalā¦
Crew Travel: Safety & Security in Shipping
Despite notable breakthroughs in technology and an overdue increase in conversations regarding safety at sea, the very nature of the marine industry means that riskā¦