Shipping has been warned active criminal syndicates are trawling the seas off West Africa looking for easy ransom targets. Two tankers were approached by pirates when transiting the region on Saturday, with one of the vessels boarded. According to reports by maritime safety consultancy Dryad Global, the 2010-built 50,000 dwt MR tanker Torm Alexandra was …
Shipping has been warned active criminal syndicates are trawling the seas off West Africa looking for easy ransom targets. Two tankers were approached by pirates when transiting the region on Saturday, with one of the vessels boarded. According to reports by maritime safety consultancy Dryad Global, the 2010-built 50,000 dwt MR tanker Torm Alexandra was …
[post_title] => West Africa kidnap risk profile deemed critical
[post_excerpt] => Shipping has been warned active criminal syndicates are trawling the seas off West Africa looking for easy ransom targets. Two tankers were approached by pirates when transiting the region on Saturday, with one of the vessels boarded. According to repo...
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