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On February 16, 2016 6 heavily armed Nigerian pirates boarded the French owned oil vessel Bourbon Liberty 251 55 nautical miles off the Nigerian coast. The pirates managed to capture the ship's master, a Russian citizen, along with a Nigerian sailor while the other 10 crew members managed to lock themselves in the engine room. As the pirates ...
List of ships attacked by Nigerian pirates; M. Madre de Deus; Morning Star (1825 ship) N. Nassau (1819 ship) Nimble (1813 ship) P. Perseverance (1797 ship) Q. Quedagh ...
The first reported attack of petro-pirates began in the 1970s and early 1980s in Nigeria, Lagos, where it was reported that up to 12 vessels carrying oil were attacked every day. [15] One of the earliest petro-piracy attacks was the hijacking of the vessel Lindinga Ivory, where the master and 14 crew members were killed. [ 20 ]
A Nigerian court made the first convictions under a new anti-piracy law, giving hope to the world's shipping fleets that legal reforms will help stem rising attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. The ...
December 23, 2012: an Italian-registered ship was hijacked by seven Nigerian pirates, off the coast of the state of Bayelsa. The pirates successively released the ship with most of the crew, but took three Italians and a Ukrainian as hostages, [113] [114] who were freed a couple of weeks later. [115]
For pirate operations to be successful, the pirate groups rely on insider information about ships, routes, and cargo. This helps the pirate groups decide what ships to attack, the right location for attack, and how many members are needed for successful attack. From this information, the pirate leaders can and prepare a tactical strategy.
List of ships attacked by Nigerian pirates; P. ... Piracy networks in Nigeria This page was last edited on 14 August 2020, at 17:46 (UTC). ...
The pirates escaped into Nigerian territorial waters with the hostages (HDMS Esbern Snare was only authorized to operate in international waters in the region). When later boarding MV Tonsberg , a crew member that had been shot in the leg by the pirates during their take-over was discovered and transferred to HDMS Esbern Snare for treatment.