Early Thursday morning, in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Nigeria, an offshore supply vessel has been hijacked by pirates and the crew has been kidnapped. While details are still emerging about the developing situation, the ship, reported to be the Continental 1, was the one raided. According to reports, 2 speedboats carrying […]
W.Africa states anti-piracy code
Top officials from West-African nations plan to meet as soon as possible to discuss strategies to counter the growing threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Possible strategies include arrests, prosecutions and seizing of pirate ships. While piracy is stabilizing in other regions of the globe, it is on the rise off the coast of […]
Piracy Takes Root in Nigeria
On Saturday, experts at a conference hosted by Nigeria’s Institute of International Studies asserted that the piracy problem in the Gulf of Guinea begins closer to the shore than in most other regions. The oil laden delta-region on the southern coast of Nigeria is home to much insurgent activity, including hijacking oil pipelines and tankers, and […]
Game Changer
The government of Nigeria has drafted new laws that further regulate the private maritime security industry, which will cause many private security contractors to cease operations in the country. Although there have been laws attempting to tighten regulation of this industry, they are not having the desired effect– the new laws are intended to close loopholes […]