Piracy attacks in Nigeria have always been a cause of concern for shippers as repeated attacks and hijacks puts cargo vessels and maritime trade in jeopardy. This time too a similar piracy attack resulted in a Maersk ship being hijacked.
Maersk Containership Hijacked
Reports suggest that multiple piracy attacks scared a Nigerian LNG vessel, LNG Lagos II. This gave enough time for the pirates to board and hijack a Maersk cargo ship in the Bonny Island waters.
According to a Dryad Global advisory,...