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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 ...
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 ]
Nigerian waters remain hotspots for piratical acts, having the highest number of pirate attacks in the world in 2020. [ 85 ] [ 59 ] Furthermore, there has been no prosecution of pirates up until recently, despite the compelling evidence confirming that piracy and armed robbery against ships within the Nigerian maritime domain have remained ...
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 ...
This crude oil tanker was the largest ship to ever be attacked by pirates. Nave Andromeda incident (2020) The oil tanker 'Nave Andromeda' was the target of a suspected hijacking, involving 7 stowaways in October 2020. [5] Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (2021) The MV MOZART was boarded by pirates in January 2021, and 1 crewman was killed in the ...
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 ...
2024 in piracy included 33 reports of maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships to the International Maritime Bureau during the first quarter of the year. Incidents that happend in 2023 and soon is reported to happen 2026 Crew continued to suffer violence, [clarify] with 35 seafarers taken hostage, nine kidnapped, and one of the most important casualties threatened during the first three ...
Image credits: Fototeca Storica Nazionale / Getty Images #4 Black Sam Bellamy. An English pirate, Black Sam Bellamy, was born in Devon, England, around 1689-1690. He sailed to America, seeking ...