Piracy Activity off West Africa The Turkish-flagged product tanker was boarded 363 nautical miles SSW of Nova Sintra, Cabo Verde, in a significant escalation in terms of the way pirates...
The ‘Danger of Piracy – Guidelines for yachts,’ hosted on the World Sailing website, are new guidelines written this year, intended for yacht skippers who may be considering a passage...
According to reports in the Maritime Industry Media, notification of the removal of the High Risk Area (HRA) from 0001 UTC on 1 January 2023 by industry bodies was forwarded...
The Durban maritime mobile S.S.B net (South Africa) has been revived by a group of highly experienced yachtsmen/ham radio operator’s who were part of the original Durban maritime net, dating...
See ICC News for a detailed report. In 2019, IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre received 162 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships worldwide, in comparison to 201 reported incidents...
The long-standing group of international shipping associations plus the OCIMF (representing the global shipping and oil industry) have determined that the geographic boundaries of the ‘High Risk Area’ for piracy...
