Piracy
Dr. Bawumia Delivers Address At CAMSA 17
Vice president Mahammudu Bawumia on Tuesday 28th March delivered a keynote address at the 2017 Coastal and Maritime...
Pirates Release Vessel Without Ransom
Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. The announcement...
Somali Pirates Release Captured Oil Tanker, Hostages
Somali pirates handed over on Thursday an oil tanker and eight Sri Lankan hostages just days after capturing the...
Somali Coastguard In Gunfight Near Hijacked Ship
Coastguards in northern Somalia exchanged gunfire Thursday with armed men aboard a boat heading towards a hijacked oil...
Somali Pirates Back On the Radar
The seizing of the Aris 13 tanker and its Sri Lankan crew on Monday -- the first successful attack by Somali pirates...
Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012
An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports say, the first such hijacking in...
Somali Pirates Suspected of Staging First Attack Since 2012
Suspected pirates boarded a Sri Lankan-flagged tanker and forced its crew to change course towards the northeastern...
Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012
A freight ship has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, reports say. A number of suspected pirates boarded the Sri...
Pirates Kill Vietnamese Sailor, Kidnap Six Others
Pirates have attacked a Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship off the southern Philippines, killing one seaman and abducting at...
US Warns of Growing Piracy Risk Off West Africa
The United States is increasingly worried about pirate attacks off West Africa and is committed to helping countries...
Police Release Intercepted Vehicle Loaded With Cutlasses
A vehicle loaded with cutlasses which was intercepted by the Daboase Police in the Western Region on suspicion of being...
Microsoft Partners State Agencies To Fight Piracy
Microsoft has partnered with some government agencies to promote Cyber safety and anti-piracy awareness in Ghana....
Somali Pirates’ Hostages ‘ate Rats’ To Survive
A group of sailors who were held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years survived in part by eating rats, one...
Asian Sailors Freed By Somali Pirates Arrive In Kenya For Flights Home
26 Asian sailors freed after more than four years of captivity in a small fishing village in Somalia arrived in the...
West Africa’s Tough Battle With Piracy
The Gulf of Guinea has become the new hub for African piracy. An international summit in Lome, Togo is looking for...