Según informa Fleet Mont el Car Carrier VIKING DIAMOND, de 167 m de eslora atracó en el puerto de Casablanca, en Marruecos.
Poco después fue invadido por un grupo de asaltantes que se introdujeron a bordo de forma sigilosa empuñando cuchillos y garrotes. Sorprendentemente, los miembros de la dotación, en su mayoría de origen ucraniano, lejos de amilanarse decidieron defenderse con todo lo que tenían a mano, consiguiendo ahuyentar a los perturbadores, que huyeron, pero afortunadamente parte de ellos fueron detenidos por la policía.
El VIKING DIAMOND, pudo zarpar del puerto marroquí al día siguiente.
Africa has always been one of the most treacherous waters in the world when it came to piracy. 'Pirates of the Caribbean' may have given the general public an overview of what piracy is, imbibed with humor, but the real-life scenario is quite different. It's life or death here, on the western coast of Africa, currently the world's number one place for piracy and all other shady activities related to the shipping industry.
West Africa's Gulf of Guinea has been topping the charts for quite some time now when it comes to piracy and crew kidnapping. From a different point of view, one could say that pirates simply lifted their business in and
Sale of DVDs and Blu-rays, cinemas, subscription video, pay channels, advertising revenue, sports ticketing… Exceeding one billion euros, the shortfall represents 9% of a market of 11.6 billion. If physical sales (310 M €) and TV subscriptions (260 M €) are the most affected, public finances are deprived of more than 320 M € in tax revenue.
On 22nd November 2020, morning hours, German Sachsen Class (Type 124) multi-purpose frigate Hamburg operating under the tactical command of Greek Commodore T Micropoulos, in the EU-led Operation Irini has interrogated the Turkish container vessel MV Roseline-A carrying food and paint supplies to Libya in the area 100 miles off the Benghazi Coast. The ship had departed from Istanbul to go Misratah port of Libya. The ship belongs to and she is operated by the well-respected Arkas Holding Company. Although the captain was fully cooperative, declaring there was no contraband against the UN resolutions, at 1745 Hamburg’s naval assault team boarded the vessel through helicopter fast rope operations. Officers and crew were deactivated through force and ship was searched and controlled until
