PIRACY:
ON AUGUST 8, 201812:13
AMIN MARITIME
By Godwin Oritse
For the second consecutive quarter in 2018, the global maritime report on piracy has put Nigeria on the spot, occupying number one position in the number of recorded attacks against vessels in the second quarter 2018, Q2’18. *Pirates
The first six months of 2018 saw a significant rise in the number of recorded piracy and armed robbery incidents in the Gulf of Guinea region compared to the same period in 2017.
The Q1’18 report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) shows an increase in global piracy, with 107 incidents recorded in the first six months of 2018 compared to 87 in the same period in 2017. Most alarming is the increase in the number of incidents
Pirates attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, both U.S. citizens, a U.S. defence official and security sources said Thursday.
Pirate attacks off Nigeria's coast have increased by a third this year as ships passing through West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, a major commodities route, have come
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La población gaditana se moviliza para pedir a las administraciones una mayor implicación en un momento en el que los narcotraficantes se mueven casi con total impunidad
Los sindicatos policiales piden más medios y más personal para combatir en una guerra en la que las bandas cuentan con la última tecnología y con unas 3.000 personas
"Los narcos van en coches de gran cilindrada y nosotros en un citröen antiguo. Tras nuestras reclamaciones, Zoido nos mandó un todoterreno con 400.000 kilómetros. Se cachondean de nosotros", denuncia Antonio Olivencia, coordinador del Campo de Gibratar del Sindicato Unificado de Policía
Los vecinos denuncian que "el más tonto gana 1.000 euros en un día". "Hay una generación que ha normalizado vivir del narco"
Somalia, pirates repelled: EU Naval force
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Suspected Somali pirates attacked a Singaporean-flagged chemical tanker on Friday but were repelled by guards on board, the European Union’s Naval force said, the first such incident in several months.
EU Navfor said in a statement the 50,000 metric tonne MT Leopard Sun was sailing from Sohar in Oman to Cape Town, South Africa, when it was attacked by two skiffs 160 nautical miles (295 km) off the coast of Somalia.
“The skiffs approached from the stern and fired upon her, after which the on-board Private Armed Security Team returned fire with warning shots,” EU Navfor said.
The incident lasted around 20 minutes, and the vessel and crew were safe.