IMB: West African Waters world’s worst for pirate attacks
The seas around West Africa remain the world’s most
dangerous for piracy, the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB)…
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Nigerian waters now safer, says IMB
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB), a specialised department of the
International Chamber of Commerce, has released…
MB: Global piracy drops by 42 % in Q1 2019
The first quarter of 2019 saw fewer incidents
of piracy and armed robbery against ships, compared to the first three months…
All crew kidnappings in 2018 occurred in Gulf of Guinea
The number of
crew members taken hostage increased from 63 in the first half of 2017 to 102
in the first half of 2018, the…
Pirate Attacks: Captain, Engineer kidnapped off Nigeria
Two crew members of an offshore supply vessel were weekend kidnapped by
pirates, while their ship was underway around 97…