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German ship suffers pirate attack in Cameroon – Crew members seized

A German shipping company says pirates have abducted eight crew members from one of its vessels off the coast of West Africa.

Shipping company MC-Schiffahrt said on its website that pirates attacked the MarMalaita late Wednesday, August 14, while it was anchored off Douala, Cameroon. The Hamburg-based company said it has assembled an emergency response team and is working with “all relevant authorities” to free its crew.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday, August 16, that three...

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Pirates Hijack Blue Marlin! Vessel Recovered and Crew Freed

A Royal Boskalis Westminster heavy transport vessel has been recovered and the crew freed after being hijacked on Sunday about 80 miles offshore Equatorial Guinea as reported by Offshore Engineer.

What happened?

On May 7, the 225m-long Blue Marlin semisubmersible heavy transport vessel had recently unloaded cargo in Equatorial Guinea and had set sail for Malta. But, on Sunday afternoon, the ship was unlawfully boarded from a zodiac rigid-hulled inflatable boat by several armed pirates.

Upon...

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Pirate Attack! Armed Pirates Open Fire and Board Product Tanker

According to a report published by ICC-CCS, a group of pirates armed weapons opened fire and boarded a product tanker.

What happened?

The incident occurred near Bonny River Inner Anchorage, Nigeria. Four persons in a speed boat armed with automatic weapons approached an anchored product tanker. Two persons managed to board the tanker and open fire towards the accommodation.

Pirates escape

The onboard Nigerian naval guards returned fire resulting in the persons retreating into their boat and...

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Pirate Attack Cargo Ship! 4 Seafarers Kidnapped

According to World Maritime News, four crew members have reportedly been kidnapped from a general cargo ship 14nm off Douala, Cameroon.

What happened?

On March 30, the incident involved the 1,100 TEU cargo ship Contship Oak. The cargo vessel was either at anchor or adrift at the time of the attack. The vessel subsequently proceeded to Douala International Container Terminal. Four crew members of a Liberia-flagged container vessel have been kidnapped by pirates off Cameroon.

Attacked by pirates

Pirat...

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Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 12, 2019

Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 12 of 2019. The report formulated on 2nd April 2019 highlights the various security breaches that have happened over the past week.

Dominican Republic: Robbers board oil tanker at San Pedro de Macoris Anchorage

On 21 March, According to late reports, an unspecified number of robbers boarded an oil tanker at San Pedro de Macoris anchorage at about 0900 hrs local time. The robbers stole some of the ship’s property...

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