2020 Annual Piracy Report
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Ghana : Two South Koreans reportedly kidnapped from fishing vessel
Unidentified gunmen have apparently kidnapped two South Korean nationals from a fishing vessel south of Lome, Ghana.
Nigeria : 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, according to South Korea’s ministry of foreign affairs.
The curious case of Saudi WBIED (water-borne improvised explosive device) attacks in the Gulf of Aden
March 6, 2020 Source: https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2020/03/06/the-curious-case-of-saudi-wbied-attacks-in-the-gulf-of-aden/ Reports issued by the Saudi-led coalition that is active in Yemen, state that they had foiled a potential attack on a crude oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden. The…
ICC – 2018-Q2-IMB-Piracy-Report
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Hijacking: Gulf of Aden
08.04.2017: 1310 UTC: Posn: 14:02N – 051:40E: 147nm SE off Al Mukalla, Gulf of Aden. While underway armed pirates in a skiff came alongside and boarded a tanker. The Master and crew stopped the engine…
Piracy Report: ICC IMB 2016
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Somalia – Pirates release ARIS 13
Source: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/captain-of-ship-hijacked-by-somali-pirates-speaks-of-safe-release-1.3331906 Captain of ship hijacked by Somali pirates speaks of safe release Crew members wave from aboard the Aris 13 oil tanker, which was released by pirates after negotiations by officials and local elders, during…
Somalia – Piracy – A view from the Washington Post
Source: [Somali pirates just hijacked a commercial ship for the first time in five years] Everyone thought the Somali pirate threat had ended. Then a tanker was attacked. By Kevin Sieff March 15 Somali pirates hijack…
Somalia – EUNAVOR takes the eye off the ball – Pirates take ship
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…