Pirates Are Attacking Ships in Gulf of Guinea. Here’s Why and the Impact. January 26, 2021 By Libby George LAGOS— Pirates are stepping up attacks on ships in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, defying regional navies. On Saturday, pirates...
World’s Biggest Shipping Line Demands Action Against Piracy Surge Off West Africa January 19, 2021 By William Clowes The world’s biggest shipping company demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record kidnappings off the...
Pirate Kidnappings in Waters Off Coast of West Africa Rise by 40%: Study October 15, 2020 By Yinka Ibukun and Antony Sguazzin The number of kidnappings reported off the West African coast in the year through September is 40% higher than the...
West African Coast Re-Emerges as Hotspot for Piracy, Kidnappings: Allianz July 15, 2020 By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo The West African coast has overtaken Southeast Asia as the worst area for piracy and kidnappings reported at sea last...
Spike in Piracy in Singapore Strait Prompts Calls for Improved Security January 15, 2020 By Aradhana Aravindan and Roslan Khasawneh Coastal nations around the Singapore Strait must step up surveillance and patrols of the strategic waterway after a sharp rise...
Eight Crew Members Kidnapped from Greek Tanker Anchored Near Cameroon December 31, 2019 By Sotiris Nikas Five Greeks, two Filipinos and a Ukrainian were abducted by unidentified assailants from the Greek-flagged tanker ‘Happy Lady’ while the...
Piracy Surges Along Southeast Asia’s Straits of Malacca and Singapore December 27, 2019 By Ann Koh Piracy has surged this year along Southeast Asia’s straits of Malacca and Singapore, one of the world’s busiest trade routes,...
Pirates Attack Oil Tanker in West Africa, Kidnapping Another Crew December 17, 2019 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu, Prejula Prem and Alex Longley An oil tanker was attacked on Sunday in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea and most of its crew were kidnapped,...
Pirates Hijack Fully Loaded Supertanker Off Nigeria, Kidnapping 19 Crew December 6, 2019 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Pirates boarded a fully loaded supertanker off the coast of Nigeria, an act that is sure to ring alarm bells...
The Mounting Cost of Piracy off Coast of West Africa: Opinion July 3, 2019 By Tobin Harshaw, Bloomberg Opinion Remember those Somali pirates? Earlier this decade, they brazenly hijacked giant oil tankers, demanded ransoms in the millions of dollars,...