A tanker struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Monday, the Sacramento Bee newspaper is reporting. There were no immediate reports of leaks and the bridge was open to traffic, according to the story, which reported that tanker struck the …
Pirates fired guns and rocket-propelled grenades at a liquefied natural gas tanker off the coast of Oman on Wednesday, and three shots hit the vessel, the International Maritime Bureau’s anti-crime arm said. “Pirates in a dhow armed with guns and …
West African pirates have freed a gasoline tanker they hijacked last week, after stealing some of the cargo, the ship owner said on Friday, in a fresh example of a growing trend in the region to hold vessels briefly to …
Pirates released a Greek-owned, Liberia-flagged tanker they had seized on Saturday 12.5 miles [20 kms] off the coast of Benin, and all the crew were safe, the vessel’s manager said on Monday. The 11,520 deadweight tonnage vessel Aegean Star, which …
Somali pirates hijacked a Singapore-owned product tanker about 180 miles [290 kms] off the coast of Kenya, said port officials and the EU’s anti-piracy taskforce on Monday. The 21,000-ton vessel MV Gemini, operated by Singapore-based Glory Ship Management, was seized …
Insuring ships against piracy could become more expensive and subject to tighter conditions after the hijacking this week of oil tanker Irene SL, one of the most long-range attacks to date by Somali pirates. Analysts say the incident, some 1,000 …
Suspected Somali pirates captured a U.S.-bound tanker carrying around $200 million worth of crude oil in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday in one of the biggest hijackings in the area so far. The Irene SL, the length of three soccer …
Pirates using guns and rocket propelled grenades hijacked an Italian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, Italian Navy and European Union officials said, adding the medium-sized ship was heading towards Somalia. “It is heading west, in the direction …
