Read more about the article At least three killed by sea pirates in Nigeria’s oil region
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At least three killed by sea pirates in Nigeria’s oil region

Representative image Rate Text Size:  A  A  A Sea pirates shot dead at least three people, including a policeman, in an ambush in southern Nigeria's restive oil region, police said Saturday. Bayelsa state…

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Read more about the article Somalia’s Puntland region captures weapons-laden boat from Yemen
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Somalia’s Puntland region captures weapons-laden boat from Yemen

Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland yesterday seized a boat loaded with weapons from Yemen, the regional maritime police chief said. Puntland authorities displayed dozens of anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, AK-47…

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Eleven Indonesian pirates have been jailed for 16 years each for attempting to hijack an oil tanker off the coast of Malaysia, an official said Thursday.

The pirates tried to hijack the Thai-flagged tanker, which was carrying seven million ringgit ($1.7 million) worth of diesel, off the coast of Terengganu state on peninsular Malaysia in early…

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18 Sep 17 – piracy attack, crew abduction – in vicinity of Parrot Island, Calabar, Nigeria

On 18th September 2017 at 2107UTC, a Merchant vessel was attacked near psn 044700N 0081800E (in vicinity of Parrot Island, Calabar, Nigeria). 4 speed boats attacked the Merchant vessel and…

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