Gabon is not known for piracy. It is a tourist destination. The shipping industry is surprised. Further the vessel was not anchored away from the port. It was in the inner part of the port. It is suspected that those who knew the port very well might be involved,"
The incident, described as “the largest kidnapping in West Africa in 2019”, occurred some 115 nautical miles southeast of Lome on Sunday.
Swaraj has asked the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria Abhay Thakur to take up the matter to the highest level with the government of Nigeria for the immediate release of the sailors.
The family members and villagers of the three abducted youth from Kangra by pirates in Nigeria staged a protest over…
Twenty-two Indians on board a ship, which went missing in the waters of West Africa last week, have been freed…
Twenty-two Indians on board a ship, which went missing in the waters of West Africa last week, have been freed…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday expressed her happiness following the release of 22 Indian sailors onboard an oil…
The pirates today freed the ship, Marine Express, carrying all Indian crew of 22 members. The oil tanker had gone…
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The West Bengal Police on Saturday intercepted a boat of armed men suspected to be pirates in South 24 Pargana…
