In 2018, the Dutch government was closely involved in paying the equivalent of 280,000 euros in ransom money to Nigerian pirates who were holding the crew of a Dutch cargo ship hostage, reports Dutch newspaper...Read more
In a violent attack in the Gulf of Guinea, pirates have killed one and kidnapped another 15 crew members from the container vessel Mozart. The region is becoming increasingly dangerous with a record number of...Read more
Pirates have kidnapped eight crew members from a multipurpose vessel owned by MC Schiffahrt. The German shipping company has assembled an emergency team to find a solution.
The multipurpose vessel MarMalaita was anchored at the Douala...Read more
The semisubmersible heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin of Dutch offshore contractor Boskalis was attacked by pirates on Sunday. The crew of the vessel successfully hid in the ship’s citadel and remains unharmed, but the pirates...Read more
