Pirates have released a British-managed oil tanker, five days after hijacking it off Togo in the Gulf of Guinea, the International Maritime Bureau said Friday. The loaded tanker with 17 crew and a technician on board was hijacked on Sunday about 20 nautical miles off the port of Lome in Togo, said Noel Choong,…
Bogor (ANTARA News) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday that Indonesian seaman Glenny Ferdinand Rugegbregt from Maluku, who had been kidnapped in Nigeria earlier, has been released. “Glen, an Indonesian citizen who had been kidnapped in Nigeria, has indeed been released. The Foreign Affairs Minister told me an hour ago that he…
In the D2868 LE421 and LE422, MAN is presenting a fully classified marine diesel engine for medium- and heavy-duty operation at the SMM in Hamburg. The high-speed engine from Nuremberg employs state-of-the-art common-rail technology to meet the most widely applicable exhaust-gas standards. In the D2868, MAN is offering the first eight-cylinder engine with common-rail…
During the reporting period of 15 to 21 August 2012, there have no piracy related incidents in the High Risk Area (HRA). Pirate activity can still take place during the South-West Monsoon. It should be noted that pirates are likely operating closer to shore to avoid severe conditions further out to sea. Pirate Attack…