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Loss Prevention Bulletin - 16 October 2018

Date of incident:  16/10/2018 Four pirates armed with Kalashnikov-style rifles approached an underway bulk carrier on a speedboat at 1534hrs local time, 340 nm off the coast of Mogadishu. The…

Loss Prevention Bulletin - 30 October 2018

Date of incident: 29/10/2018  Nigerian and Polish authorities announced that 11 crew members from the German container ship Pomeranian Sky were kidnapped 73 nm southwest of Bonny Island. Eight…

Loss Prevention Bulletin - 31 October 2018

Date of incident: 29/10/2018  An unspecified number of armed pirates on a speed boat chased and opened fire on an underway Marshall Islands flagged tanker ship carrying out bunkering…

Loss Prevention Bulletin - 31 October 2018

Date of incident: 29/10/2018  Armed pirates abducted four crew members from a Singapore-flagged offshore supply vessel at 0330 hrs local time 68nm off Pointe-Noire. The pirates boarded the…

Loss Prevention Bulletin - 28 January 2019

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports two, most probably linked, failed night pirate attacks off Brass, Nigeria on 24 and 25 January 2019 (attacks 009 and 010-19) on two unidentified…

Loss Prevention Bulletin - 28 February 2019

Nigeria – Increased pirate activity south of Brass and Bonny The Club has noted increased pirate activity in the above areas, with several attempted attacks on shipping believed to have taken…

Rates and Terms for the 2014 Policy Year

Rates and Terms for the 2014 Policy Year have been announced. Please see the following Circulars for further information: C1 2014 - Rates and Terms for the 2014 Policy Year C2 2014 - Review of the…

AM Best re-affirms ‘Excellent’ rating

The UK War Risks Club is pleased to announce the affirmation of its A- ‘Excellent’ financial strength rating with a ‘Stable’ outlook from the insurance rating agency AM Best. AM Best’s rating…

Sanctions Update

The US Government and the EU Council have announced that the suspension of certain Iran sanctions which ran from 20 January 2014 to 20 July 2014 is being extended for four months to 24 November 2014.…