BW Offshore, a leading provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry reported a pirate attack on their FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) off the Nigerian Coast. The attack on the 2 July 2020 at 4.20 am local time was on BW Offshore’s FPSO Sendje Berge offshore Nigeria. The pirates kidnapped … More Crew Kidnapped From FPSO Off Nigerian Coast
The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has issued a further warning of the risk of kidnap in Sabah, Malaysia, following on from their earlier warning on 22 May of 5 armed pirates in the area. On 2nd July ReCAAP received information from the Philippine Coast Guard … More ReCAAP Issue Warning of Kidnap in Sabah, Malaysia
Dryad Global, experts in maritime risk and global security, reports that a fishing vessel was attacked on the 24/06/2020 and crew kidnapped. The fishing vessel, the PANOFI FRONTIER, was attacked by several gunmen who approached the vessel by speed boat 61nm South of Cotonou Port. Following a successful boarding, the individuals left the vessel with 6 crew … More Pirates Kidnap 6 Crew Off Nigerian Coast
The 2020 Day of the Seafarer pays tribute to unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic: the seafarers who continue to carry essential goods despite facing tremendous challenges, including being stranded on board. Organised by IMO, this year’s campaign calls on governments to take action and formally recognise seafarers as key workers. On 25 June every … More UN Day of the Seafarer Highlights Sacrifice of Key Workers at Sea During Pandemic
The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) reported that a tanker anchored at Conakry Anchorage, Guinea had been boarded. The unnamed tanker was boarded on 9th June, around 0015 UTC by possibly seven persons armed with guns and knives. The pirates stole ship’s cash and crew belongings before escaping. Five crew members were assaulted during the … More Crew Assaulted During Piracy Attack
Experts in global security and maritime risk assessment, Dryad Global, have received reports indicating that a passenger vessel, has been arrested for suspected as having involvement in serious maritime crime and piracy. The vessel, HAWA III, whose registered name is SAGA LEJON, is currently at anchor at Libreville Port. Information suggests that the vessel has … More Libreville Port, Gabon – Suspicious Vessel Arrested
The body of a woman was recovered from the English Channel after she fell overboard from the ferry Stena Horizon Following a request from Solent Coastguard, Weymouth RNLI all-weather lifeboat was launched at 5.18pm on Sunday to join in the search for a woman who had fallen overboard from the roll-on roll-off ferry Stena Horizon in … More Body Recovered After Woman Falls Overboard From Ferry
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has rescued 18 crew members onboard a Chinese vessel, MV HAILUFANG II, from pirates’ attack. The Commander Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Commodore Ibrahim Shettima, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos, 19.5.2020 Commodore Shettima said the crew members comprising Chinese, Ghanaians and Ivoirians were rescued on Thursday 14.5.2020. The crew … More Nigerian Navy Rescues 18 Crew Members Onboard Chinese Vessel, Arrests 10
A spate of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea over the weekend could bring the kidnapping total in the area to over 50. On May 9th (unconfirmed) reports indicate that a motor vessel (MV), most likely to be the research vessel MV DJIBLOHO was attacked by pirates in a speedboat. The vessel was boarded … More More Piracy Attacks in the Gulf of Guinea
The Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Center (KAIPTC) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and funding from the Government of Japan, is commencing a new one-year project to develop the technical capacity of maritime crime control officials in Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. The new project … More Maritime Crime Control Officers To Benefit From New Capacity Development Project
