Hijacked tanker found: Crew safe
A Singapore-registered tanker boarded by unidentified persons on April 10 and missing since then has been found, with the crew all safe. The hijacked tanker, the 6,135 dwt products tanker Fortune 9,
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Crew kidnappings continue to rise
JANUARY 10, 2017 — More crew were kidnapped at sea in 2016 than in any of the previous 10 years, despite global piracy reaching its lowest levels since 1998, according to the
West Africa pirates target more ships
JULY 15, 2013 — Violent piracy and armed robbery off the coast of West Africa is of increasing concern with a wide range of ships being target. Meantime, Somali piracy appears to
Navies still needed to keep piracy levels down
JANUARY 16, 2013 – Piracy on the world’s seas last year reached a five-year low, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, according to the latest International Chamber