MAY 10 A Liberian-flagged tanker has reportedly been hijacked today off the coast of Oman in the same general area of a violent but failed attack by a pirate action group yesterday. According to a reports, a group of pirates have hijacked the MT Smyrni approximately 450NM South East of Salalah, Oman while transitting in the International Transit Corridor. The MT Smyrni … [Read more...]
Italian Tanker and Crew of 18 Hijacked Off Oman
By JD, Somalia Report MT Enrico Levoli owned by Italian shipping company Marnavi was taken by pirates this morning according to the Italian owners The Enrico Levoli is carrying caustic soda and is an Italian flagged and owned ship. The official statement: MT Enrico Ievoli - Security Issue As you are aware, our vessel Enrico Ievoli has been hijacked in position 18.3N - … [Read more...]
Tanker Hijacked Off Nigeria, 25 Crew On Board
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Pirates off the coast of Nigeria have taken control of an oil products tanker with about 25 crew members on board, part of a new wave of increasingly sophisticated attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. Cyrus Mody, a manager of the International Maritime Bureau, said Thursday that the attack, which most likely happened Sunday, is the seventh in Nigeria this year. … [Read more...]
Pirates hijack tanker off Western Africa
Photo via Marine Traffic © Peter Beentjes According to several reports, pirates in the Gulf of Guinea have hijacked an Italian tanker in an attack reminiscent of hijackings off the Somali Coast. BBC tells us: Assailants boarded the RBD Anema e Core early on Sunday in the Gulf of Guinea, officials in Benin and Italy confirmed. Two of the 23 crew are Italians, the others … [Read more...]
Bulk Carrier Hijacked in Indian Ocean, Containership Missing
MV ROSALIA D'AMATO (Source: Robert Smera/PBase) The European Union Naval Force Somalia, or EU NAVFOR, has reported that the bulk carrier M/V Rosalia D'Amato was pirated approximately 350NM South East of Salalah, Oman, in the Indian Ocean earlier this morning. The 74,500 tonne Italian flagged and owned vessel was on its way to Bandar Imam Khomeini (Iran) from Paranagua … [Read more...]