By Tom Clarke Recent reports from Athens indicate the 6,500-ton Marshall Islands-flagged oil products tanker MT ALTHEA was attacked by Nigerian armed pirates. The oil cargo remains untouched and the vessel released but the Nigerian pirates kidnapped two hostages, a Ukrainian captain and a Greek engineer. The ship’s manager, Piraeus-based Medtankers Management, confirmed the attack. […]
Nigerian Pirates Target U.S. Vessels
Why U.S. Flagged Vessels make alluring targets for pirates and why Nigeria is the new piracy hot spot. By Tony Portelli “The U.S. Government will make no concessions to individuals or groups holding official or private U.S. citizens hostage. It is U.S. Government policy to deny hostage takers the benefits of ransom, prisoner releases, policy […]
Nigerian Pirates Receive 2 Million Ransom
By Tom Clarke Recent reports from throughout the maritime industry indicate that Nigerian Pirates Receive 2 Million Ransom. The upwards of $2 million ransom was paid to Nigerian pirates for the release of two U.S. mariners who were kidnapped from the Edison Chouest supply vessel C-RETRIEVER in the Gulf of Guinea. Pirates attacked the vessel […]