International Maritime Bureau

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  Vietnam Questions Suspected Hijackers of Malaysian Tanker

  Vietnam's marine police today said they were questioning eight foreigners suspected of being the escaped pirates who commandeered a Malaysian-flagged tanker in the South China Sea for a week.

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  Pirates 'Abduct 3 Nigerians' from Oil Industry Supply Boat

  Pirates have kidnapped three Nigerians in an attack on an oil industry supply vessel off Nigeria, the French company operating the boat said.

• Malaysian Navy Foils Pirate Attack in South China Sea

  Malaysia's navy has fought off a pirate attack on a tanker off its east coast in the South China Sea, the International Maritime Bureau said on Sunday.

• Pirates Free Indonesia-Bound Thai Tanker after Cargo Theft

  Pirates have released an Indonesian-bound Thai tanker after stealing its oil cargo, in the latest attack in Southeast Asian waters, the International Maritime Bureau said on Monday.

• Thai Tanker Believed Hijacked on Way to Indonesia: Report

  A Thai tanker, initially believed to have been hijacked, is on its way to Indonesia, the International Maritime Bureau said on Saturday.

• Indonesia-Bound Thailand Tanker Believed Hijacked

  A Thai tanker is thought to have been hijacked on its way from Singapore to Indonesia, the International Maritime Bureau said Saturday, following a number of pirate attacks in Southeast Asian waters.

• French tanker believed hijacked off Ivory Coast: International Maritime Bureau

  The International Maritime Bureau said on Monday that a French-owned oil tanker that went missing off the Ivory Coast over the weekend is believed to have been hijacked by pirates.

• Pirates attack vessel off Nigeria, kidnap four sailors

  Pirates attacked a supply vessel off Nigeria and kidnapped four sailors in the latest such incident off the country's oil-producing southern coast, the International Maritime Bureau said on Monday.

• Pirates free ship in first Ivory Coast hijack: International Maritime Bureau

  Pirates have released a Greek-owned oil tanker which they hijacked off the Ivory Coast over the weekend in the first such attack in this area, the International Maritime Bureau said on Wednesday.

• Pirates attack German-owned ship off Togo: International Maritime Bureau

  Pirates released a German-owned tanker off Togo on Friday, a day after capturing it, the International Maritime Bureau said as it warned of a rising number of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea.

• Party over for Somali pirates? Attacks way down

  The empty whisky bottles and overturned, sand-filled skiffs that litter this once-bustling shoreline are signs that the heyday of Somali piracy may be over. Most of the prostitutes are gone, the luxury cars repossessed. Pirates talk more about catching lobsters than seizing cargo ships.

• Pirates hijack Singapore-owned tanker in Lagos

  Pirates have hijacked a Singapore-owned oil tanker in the Nigerian port of Lagos -- the third attack in just over two weeks in the Gulf of Guinea, the International Maritime Bureau said on Wednesday. The vessel, which had 23 crew on board, was laden with fuel, the bureau's Kuala Lumpur-based piracy reporting centre said, adding that the pirates we...