Piracy News
Nigerian Pirates Release Kidnapped S. Korean Fishermen
Five South Korean fishermen who were kidnapped from the purse seiner Panofi Frontier in the Gulf of Guinea have been released...
Read More >>Offshore Supply Vessel Attacked off the Coast of Mexico
An offshore supply vessel has reportedly been attached in the waters near the Mexican state of Veracruz. This latest attack highli...
Read More >>ReCAAP: Piracy on the Upswing in Asian Waters
The number of piracy and armed robbery incidents reported in Asian waters has more than doubled in the first half of 2020 compared...
Read More >>Gulf of Guinea Pirates Extend Their Reach Far from Shore
Days after the ICC International Maritime Bureau cited the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa as being the most dangerous for commerci...
Read More >>IMB: Violent Attacks and Kidnappings Against Seafarers on the Rise
Violent attacks against ships and their crews rose by 20 percent in the first half of 2020 according to a mid-year update from the...
Read More >>How COVID-19 Could Make Maritime Piracy Worse
In early April, eight armed raiders boarded the container ship Fouma as it entered the port of Guayaquil, Ecuador. They fired warn...
Read More >>Pirates Attack Second Vessel in Gulf of Guinea Kidnapping Five Crew
A cargo vessel was the latest target of pirates in the waters off Benin. This attack came just one day after reports of an even mo...
Read More >>Pirates Kidnap Nine Nigerian Nationals in Unusual Offshore Attack
Reports are coming in of another Nigerian pirate incident in the Gulf of Guinea. While it is a difficult area of the global, repor...
Read More >>Cypriot Shipowners Call for Action on Gulf of Guinea Kidnappings
In a statement Thursday, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) expressed "growing frustration at the ineffectiveness of the inter...
Read More >>Georgian Sailors Freed After Piracy Incident in Gulf of Guinea
Nine Georgian sailors are reportedly on their way home after having been kidnapped by pirates in the waters off Nigeria. This is j...
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