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Maritime Piracy (31)

West Africa - MARSEC Warning

Source: Reported to MDAT-GoG by RELIABLE SOURCES
December 17, 2020

Kidnapping - 28nm SW Brass

Reporting indicates that a vessel has been boarded 28nm SW Brass resulting in the kidnap of 8 personnel.
December 16, 2020

Kidnapping - 48nm W Bayelsa

Reporting indicates that 5 crew were kidnapped from the Cameroon flagged MV CAP SAINT GEORGES (IMO 7312529).
December 15, 2020

Boarding - 160nm SW Brass

Maritime Security: Reporting indicates that the Maltese flagged MT NEW RANGER has been boarded 160nm SW of Brass, Nigeria.
December 15, 2020

Oil Pirates Dangerously Close To U.S. Waters

Piracy is an age-old problem in the energy industry, often seen in West Africa and other regions of the world. However, following the rise of the phenomenon during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, pirates..
December 07, 2020

Boarding - 50nm SE Agbami

Maritime Security: Reporting indicates that the Maltese flagged MT NEW RANGER has been boarded 50nm SE Agbami Terminal.
December 06, 2020

Approach - 210nm South of Lagos

Reporting indicates that the French flagged MT VERRAZANE (IMO 9649146) was approached approximately 210nm South of Lagos
December 05, 2020

Boarding - 220nm South Lagos

Reporting indicates that MT NEW RANGER has been boarded 220nm South of Lagos.
December 05, 2020

Trump orders most US troops out of Somalia

United States President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of most American troops from Somalia, the Department of Defense said in a statement Friday, a move that is part of a global pullback of..
December 05, 2020

First Instances of Piracy by Insurgents

On 23 November, insurgents wearing Mozambican security force uniforms arrived by canoe on Ilha Quifuque, Palma District and attacked civilians there. Three civilian deaths were reported, and an..
December 03, 2020