Malaysian Forces Kill Three Pirates, Arrest Two

On Thursday, Malaysian police forces shot and killed three kidnappers in waters near Tawi Tawi, an area known for attacks by members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group. Spokesman Abdul Rashid told Malaysian media that seven pirates had abducted the captain of a fishing vessel in waters east of Sabah, Malaysia. This narrow strait between the Sulu and Celebes Seas has been plagued by maritime kidnappings since early this year.

Pirates have kidnapped three Russians from a Greek-flagged ship off the West African coast Gulf of Guinea

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria says pirates have kidnapped the Russian captain and two crewmen off a ship in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea. Spokesman Artyom Romanov says the pirates hijacked the Greek-flagged SARONIC BREEZE off the coast of Benin on Tuesday and sailed the vessel to Nigeria before abandoning it in waters near Nigeria’s southeastern oil capital of Port Harcourt. He says the pirates have taken three Russian hostages — the captain, second engineer and a cook. Romanov says Russian diplomats are working to secure their release. Ship hijackings and kidnappings of crew are common in the region with hostages often released unharmed after a ransom is paid. Bandits usually target oil tankers and sell the crude but the SARONIC BREEZE is listed as a refrigerated reefer. Source: businessinsider

Why Is It So Hard to Stop West Africa’s Vicious Pirates?

After vanquishing Somali pirates, the world is looking for a playbook that will work in the Gulf of Guinea.

With little more than skiffs, ladders, and Kalashnikovs, the pirates of Somalia once hijacked giant cargo ships, extracted millions of dollars in ransom, and forced the world’s navies to send warships steaming to the Gulf of Aden. They stole headlines and Hollywood’s imagination as khat-chewing villains in the hit film Captain Phillips.
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Malaysian Forces Kill Three Pirates, Arrest Two

Pirates have kidnapped three Russians from a Greek-flagged ship off the West African coast Gulf of Guinea

Why Is It So Hard to Stop West Africa’s Vicious Pirates?

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