Source: BBC Hijackers holding an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia are demanding a ransom, the European Union anti-piracy naval force says. The EU force made contact with the ship’s master who said his…
source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38808345 BREAKING STORY The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels says two crew members have been killed in an attack on one of its warships in the Red Sea. A coalition statement said three Houthi…
Source: Gunmen in Nigeria’s restive southern Niger Delta region, which has been hit by a series of militant attacks on energy facilities since the start of the year, have kidnapped 14 local oil workers and…
Source: http://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-benita-hard-aground-in-mauritius-after-fight-on-board A 44,000 DWT bulk carrier is hard aground in Mauritius after a fight apparently broke out on board among crew members, with some reports going as far as describing possible mutiny. Local media reports…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/owner-of-mystery-oil-tanker-comes-forward-shedding-light-on-abandoned-ship Tamaya 1 washed up along the coast of Liberia. Authorities in Liberia have located the Nigerian owner of the mystery ghost ship that washed up without explanation along Liberia’s coast earlier this month. The…
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36016071 Pirates have attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria kidnapping six of the crew, says the Nigerian navy. The ship carrying chemicals was believed to be travelling from Gabon to Ivory…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/somali-pirates-head-to-court-in-paris-over-2011-hijacking-of-sailing-yacht/ Evelyne Colombo was rescued unharmed on Sept. 10, 2011 by a boarding team from the SPS GALICIA. Photo credit: EU NAVFOR PARIS, March 29 (Reuters) – Seven Somali men accused of hijacking a French…
Source: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/1ea0e562321b4ffba3996c13782b69cc/2-suspects-ivory-coast-beach-attack-arrested-mali BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Authorities in Mali say they have arrested two men in connection with an attack by Islamic extremists in Ivory Coast that left at least 19 people dead this month. Commandant…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/pirates-release-kidnapped-bourbon-crew-off-nigeria/ Bourbon Liberty 251. Photo credit: MarineTraffic.com/ French oil services company Bourbon Offshore has confirmed that two crew members kidnapped from their vessel off the coast of Nigeria last month have been released. The company…
Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/al-qaeda-claims-algeria-gas-plant-attack-1458388632 “Al Qaeda on Saturday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on an Algerian gas plant, threatening more operations against Western oil companies. Early Friday, attackers launched homemade rockets at the Krechba gas plant, which…