OSLO, July 2 (Reuters) - Pirates attacked an oil production vessel off Nigeria in the early hours of Thursday and kidnapped nine Nigerian nationals, the ship's owner BW Offshore said. The Sendje Berge ship was undergoing maintenance when the attack happened, BW Offshore's Chief Financial Officer Staale Andreassen told Reuters. The Oslo-listed company said none of the … [Read more...]
U.S. Warns of Piracy Risk in Southern Gulf of Mexico
MEXICO CITY, June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday issued a warning about the threat posed by pirates to boats and oil installations in the southern Gulf of Mexico, in the latest sign of concern about ongoing security challenges facing Mexico. "Armed criminal groups have been known to target and rob commercial vessels, oil platforms, and offshore supply … [Read more...]
Pirates Attack Stolt Tanker in Gulf of Aden
By Lisa Barrington and Jonathan Saul DUBAI/LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Armed pirates attacked a British-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday but were repulsed, the ship's manager Stolt Tankers said. The pirates approached the Stolt Apal in two speedboats some 75 nautical miles off Yemen, it said, in one of the most important trade routes for oil heading from … [Read more...]
Pirates Kidnap 10 Crew from Product Tanker Off Nigeria -Report
File Photo: MarineTraffic.com/John Regan Pirates have reportedly kidnapped 10 crew from a product tanker of the coast of Nigeria, Dryad Global has reported. The incident took place April 30 around 116 nautical miles of Agbami Terminal to the southeast of Lagos. According to Dryad, pirates in a single speedboat boarded the MT Vemahope resulting in the kidnap of 10 … [Read more...]
Pirates Seize Containership Off Benin, Kidnap Crew -Bulgaria
MV Tommi Ritscher. Photo: MarineTraffi.com/Brian Scott SOFIA, April 21 (Reuters) - Pirates attacked a Portugal-flagged ship and kidnapped its Bulgarian captain and seven sailors off the coast of Benin, Bulgaria's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. A ministry statement said the pirates who boarded the Tommi Ritscher container ship at the port of Cotonou in the Gulf of … [Read more...]