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Boarding - 200nm S Accra
Reporting indicates that the MV ROWAYTON EAGLE (IMO:9575216) has been boarded 200nm off the coast of Accra, Ghana.
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Is there a new piracy crisis afflicting Africa's shipping lanes?
Should the merchant ships in the region now be armed? BBC World Service reporter Ed Butler, talks to Dryad Global's Munro Anderson for Business Daily. Four men boarded a Turkish-crewed container ship..
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Suspicious Approach - 164nm SW Agbami, Nigeria
Reporting indicates that the MV SEAFRONTIER (IMO:9457268) was approached 164nm SW of Agbami, Nigeria.
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Piracy Pays in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea
You don’t need a peg leg, eye patch, or parrot on your shoulder to be a modern-day pirate, but guns and high-speed boats are useful. Last year pirates hijacked three vessels, fired on 11, and boarded..
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Kidnap- 98nm NW Sao Tome
MDAT GoG report indicates that MV MOZART has been boarded.
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Buhari Cancels OMSL’s Controversial Secure Anchorage Area Contract
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled the lucrative but controversial Secure Anchorage Area (SAA) contract handled by Ocean Marine Solutions Limited (OMSL) after agreeing with long-standing..
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Suspicious Approach - 65nm SW Bonny
MDAT GoG report indicates that an MV reported a suspicious approach.
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Maersk calls for military protection in Gulf of Guinea piracy hotspot
Maersk is calling on authorities to launch an "effective military capacity" in the Gulf of Guinea to increase safety for vessels and crews following two piracy attacks on Maersk vessels in less than..
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