Pirates who boarded a cargo vessel off the coast of Bonny on 30 July kidnapped two officers and three crew members. The pirates boarded the Panama-flagged merchant vessel OYA 1 some 15 nm southwest…
UKMTO NOTICERELEASED ON BEHALF OF UK GOVERNMENT’s DfTUKMTO NOTICE 001/AUG/2017 1. Category: Notice 2. Description: GUIDANCE ON TRANSITS THROUGH THE BAB EL MANDEB AND ASSOCIATED WATERS The…
A merchant ship reported that it was approached by four skiffs with five to six persons on board each at 0602hrs local time 24 nm off Perim Island in the Bab el Mandeb. The skiffs came within 0.8 nm…
In response to the continuing threat in the area of the Bab Al Mandeb straits related to the conflict in the Yemen and potential piracy, the Combined Maritime Forces have issued a guidance bulletin…
MDAT-GoG have reported that on 18th September 2017 at 2107UTC, a merchant ship was attacked near 044700N 0081800E (in vicinity of Parrot Island, Calabar, Nigeria). Four speed boats are believed to…
The sad fact is that violence against ships and seafarers continues, predominantly in the West African waters of the Gulf of Guinea. In April this year, the International Maritime Bureau reported…
