First Pirate Boarding for 2014

  International Marine Bureau has reported the first pirate boarding incident for 2014. Around 55nm west of Corisco Island, Gabon, five pirates boarded a drifting gas carrier. Alert crew raised the alarm and blew the ships horn resulting in the pirates escaping. The master reported that there were a few tugboats and unlit fishing vessels…

First Pirate Boarding for 2014

  International Marine Bureau has reported the first pirate boarding incident for 2014. Around 55nm west of Corisco Island, Gabon, five pirates boarded a drifting gas carrier. Alert crew raised the alarm and blew the ships horn resulting in the pirates escaping. The master reported that there were a few tugboats and unlit fishing vessels…