The Nigerian Navy has foiled an attempt by suspected sea pirates to hijack and abduct 25 foreign nationals aboard a Maersk merchant ship carrying general cargo to Nigeria.

Merchant ship hijacked in nigeria. The Company Security Officer reported that the crew had managed to get to the ships safe room before the pirates boarded and the shipping company was in contact with them. The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a Greek-owned merchant tanker MT KERALA believed to have been hijacked off the coast of Luanda after a four-day search in the Gulf of Guinea. Stowaways are believed to have boarded in Nigeria and said to have become violent towards crew members.

As it approached the Isle of Wight on Sunday morning it was reported that seven stowaways on board had become violent. Secgov A spokesman for Navios the ships owner told the outlet that the crew members remain missing. The ship was raided by members of the Special Boat Service to detain four Nigerian migrants who threatened the ships.

Pirates off the coast of Nigeria hijacked a Navios-owned vessel late Tuesday. PIRATES have kidnapped 12 crew members from a Swiss merchant vessel on Saturday off the coast of Nigeria prompting fears for their safety the ships operator said in a statement. ABUJA Nigeria -- Nigerian separatists have hijacked a merchant ship and threatened to blow it up with its foreign crew if authorities do not release a detained leader agitating for a breakaway.

The 748ft-long 228m ship left Lagos on 5 October bound for Southampton. The Nigerian Navy has foiled an attempt by suspected sea pirates to hijack and abduct 25 foreign nationals aboard a Maersk merchant ship carrying general cargo to Nigeria. Merchant ship with 22 Indians onboard missing govt coordinating with Nigeria says Sushma Swaraj The missing merchant vessel is owned by Mumbai-based Anglo Eastern shipping company.

Ship hijackings have become more frequent since President Muhammadu Buhari took office in Nigeria last year and announced plans to wind down an amnesty to former militants in the delta region. The Nigerian navy has foiled a pirate attack on a British-flagged merchant vessel off the coast of the oil-rich west African country a hotbed of piracy and militancy a spokesman said Thursday. The Grande Tema an Italian merchant ship was on its way from Lagos Nigeria to Essex when it was hijacked in the Thames Estuary Picture.

Nigerian militants have hijacked a merchant ship and threatened to blow it up with its foreign crew if authorities do not release a detained leader agitating for a breakaway state of Biafra. According to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre the incident occurred at Bonny Outer Anchorage Nigeria. An anchored tanker was boarded by unauthorised persons who kidnapped six crew and escaped.