List of ships attacked by Nigerian pirates
2009
Image Flag (owner) Name (class) Crew (cargo) Status Date of attack Coordinates Date of release Ransom demanded FranceBourbon Leda (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-01-04unknown2009-01-09none MalaysiaMT Meredith (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-01-21unknown2009-01-22none Nigeria ( United States) MV Ngoni (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-01-23unknown2009-01-23none TurkeyIlena Mercan (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-04-21unknown2009-05-05none MalaysiaAfrican Prince (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-11-23unknown2009-12-01none Liberia ( Ukraine) Canacle Star (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-11-24unknown2009-11-24none

List of ships attacked by Nigerian pirates

Section Title: 2009
Table Section Text: Image Flag (owner) Name (class) Crew (cargo) Status Date of attack Coordinates Date of release Ransom demanded FranceBourbon Leda (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-01-04unknown2009-01-09none MalaysiaMT Meredith (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-01-21unknown2009-01-22none Nigeria ( United States) MV Ngoni (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-01-23unknown2009-01-23none TurkeyIlena Mercan (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-04-21unknown2009-05-05none MalaysiaAfrican Prince (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-11-23unknown2009-12-01none Liberia ( Ukraine) Canacle Star (Oil tanker)unknown (Crude oil)Released 2009-11-24unknown2009-11-24none

Image	Flag (owner)	Name (class)	Crew (cargo)	Status	Date of attack	Coordinates

Date of release	Ransom demanded

France	Bourbon Leda (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2009-01-04	unknown

2009-01-09	none

Malaysia	MT Meredith (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2009-01-21	unknown

2009-01-22	none

Nigeria ( United States)	MV Ngoni (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2009-01-23	unknown

2009-01-23	none

Turkey	Ilena Mercan (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2009-04-21	unknown

2009-05-05	none

Malaysia	African Prince (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2009-11-23	unknown

2009-12-01	none

Liberia ( Ukraine)	Canacle Star (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2009-11-24	unknown

2009-11-24	none

2011[edit]

Cyprus ( Spain)	MT Mattheos I (Oil tanker)	23 (Crude oil)	Released	2011-09-14	unknown

2011-09-26	none

Marshall Islands ( Russia)	MT Cape Bird (Oil tanker)	20 (Crude oil)	Released	2011-10-13	unknown

2011-10-14	none

Bangladesh ( United States)	AHST Wilbert Tide (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2011-10-19	unknown

2011-10-20	none

Malta	MT Halifax (Oil tanker)	20 (Crude oil)	Released	2011-11-01	unknown

2011-12-01	none

2012[edit]

Curacao	unknown (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2012-02-29	unknown

2012-03-02	none

Italy	unknown (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2012-07-27	unknown

2012-07-27	none

The Netherlands	unknown (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2012-08-04	unknown

2012-08-04	none

Singapore	Abu Dhabi Star (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Rescued	2012-09-05	unknown

2012-09-05	none

Pirates seized the oil tanker Abu Dhabi Star off the coast of Nigeria's largest port, Lagos. Upon seeing a Nigerian Navy vessel approaching, the pirates hopped back into their boats and made a hasty retreat.

Ivory Coast	unknown (Oil tanker)	25 (Crude oil)	Released	2012-10-06	unknown

2012-10-09	none

Russia ( Luxembourg)	Bourbon Liberty 249 (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2012-10-15	unknown

2012-11-01	none

Sea pirates took control of the Russian-owned oil vessel Bourbon Liberty 249. The pirates stole much of the ship's crude oil supply before taking 7 crew member hostage, all of whom were released 16 days after capture.

Honduras	PM Salem (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2012-12-13	unknown

2012-12-13	none

Heavily armed pirates boarded the Honduras flagged oil vessel PM Salem 25 nautical miles off the Bayelsa coastline. The ship's crew, apart from the master and security personnel, retreated to the ship's citadel while the security team opened fire.

Marshall Islands	SP Brussels (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2012-12-17	unknown

2013-01-26	unknown

Pirates took control of the oil tanker SP Brussels 40 nautical miles off the Nigerian coast. The pirates looted the ship's safe and robbed the crew of whatever valuable they had before stealing the crude oil that the ship was transporting.

Italy	Asso Ventuno (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2012-12-23	unknown

2013-01-09	none

7 sea pirates in 2 boats boarded and seized the Italian oil vessel Asso Ventuno 40 nautical miles off the coast of Bayelsa state.

2013[edit]

Panama ( Ivory Coast)	Koda Maritime (Oil tanker)	23 (Crude oil)	Released	2013-01-16	unknown

2013-01-24	none

Panama ( [[|]])	Itri (Oil tanker)	16 (Crude oil)	Released	2013-01-16	unknown

2013-01-22	none

Armed gunmen boarded Panama-flagged MV ITRI during preps to deposit oil cargo at 2200 LT at Abidjan anchorage, Ivory Coast. Vessel and 16 Nigerian crew held.

Luxembourg ( France)	Gascogne (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-02-03	unknown

2013-02-19	none

Marshall Islands ( Greece)	Pyxis Delta (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-02-04	unknown

2013-02-05	none

United Kingdom	Esther C (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-02-07	unknown

2013-03-13	none

Liberia ( Malaysia)	Armada Tugas (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-02-07	unknown

2013-02-07	none

St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Walvis 7 (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-02-10	unknown

2013-02-10	none

Liberia ( Indonesia)	Armada Tuah 101 (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released after ransom	2013-02-17	unknown

2013-02-26	US$1.3 million

Pakistan	unknown (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-02-22	unknown

2013-03-07	none

Nigeria	Orange 7 (Fishing vessel)	unknown (fish)	Released	2013-03-02	unknown

2013-03-02	none

Malaysia	Armada Tuah 22 (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-03-07	unknown

2013-03-11	none

Russia	unknown (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-04-22	unknown

2013-05-26	none

India	unknown (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-04-29	unknown

2013-05-14	none

Nigeria	unknown (Passenger boat)	unknown (Passengers)	Released	2013-05-14	unknown

2013-05-14	none

Nigeria	MT Matrix (Oil tanker)	17 (Crude oil)	Released	2013-05-14	unknown

2013-06-06	none

France	Adour (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-06-13	unknown

2013-06-18	none

Singapore	MDPL Continental One (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2013-06-19	unknown

2013-06-19	none

Malta ( Turkey)	MT Cotton (Oil tanker)	24 (Crude oil)	Released	2013-07-16	unknown

2013-07-22	none

Saint Kitts and Nevis	MT Notre (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Rescued	2013-08-15	unknown

2013-08-19	none

On August 15, 2013, the Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged oil vessel MT Notre was overtaken by a group of 16 heavily armed Nigerian pirates.

Greece	unknown (Oil tanker)	15 (Crude oil)	Rescued	2013-08-28	unknown

2013-08-28	none

A Greek-owned oil carrier was hijacked by 7 Nigerian pirates off the coast of Calabar, not before a distress signal was sent out and picked up by the Nigerian Navy.

United States	C-Retriever (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released after ransom	2013-10-24	unknown

2013-11-12	US$2 million

On October 24, 2013, the U.S. supply vessel C-Retriever was boarded by a group of heavily armed pirates while working in an oil-field near Brass, Nigeria.

Marshall Islands ( Greece)	MT ALTHEA (Oil tanker)	18 (Crude oil)	Released	2013-12-16	unknown

2014-01-07	unknown

On December 16, 2013, the Greek oil vessel MT ALTHEA was boarded by a group of heavily armed pirates. The ship's captain and chief engineer were taken captive by the hijackers and kept prisoner in the Niger Delta for 23 days before being released on January 7, 2014.

2014[edit]

Singapore	MT Super League (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2014-01-02	unknown

2014-01-10	none

The Singapore-flagged oil vessel MT Super League was boarded by a group of armed Nigerian pirates 55 nautical miles off the coast of Equatorial Guinea.

Liberia ( Equatorial Guinea)	MV San Miguel (Oil tanker)	20 (Crude oil)	Rescued	2014-01-03	unknown

2014-01-31	none

On January 3, 2014 the Liberian flagged MV San Miguel was hijacked approximately 20 miles off the coast of Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

Liberia ( Greece)	MT Kerala (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2014-01-18	unknown

2014-01-26	none

In the early hours of January 18, 2014 the Liberian-flagged oil vessel MT Kerala departed from the port of Luanda, Angola without any notice.

Nigeria	Prince Joseph 1 (Platform supply vessel)	unknown (supplies)	Released	2014-03-03	unknown

2014-03-06	none

The Nigerian platform-supply vessel Prince Joseph 1 was hijacked by a group of armed pirates. Upon discovering that the vessel contained no oil, the pirates instead took 3 crew members hostage and fled into the Niger Delta.

Marshall Islands	SP Brussels (Oil tanker)	17 (Crude oil)	Rescued	2014-05-11	unknown

2014-05-12	none

The oil tanker SP Brussels was hijacked 120 nautical miles off the coast of Lagos, en route from Port Harcourt. Upon sighting the pirates, 15 of the ship's 17 crew members immediately retreated to the ship's citadel.

Kiribati ( Singapore)	MT Hai Soon 6 (Oil tanker)	21 (Crude oil)	Released	2014-07-26	unknown

2014-08-04	none

The Kiribati-flagged vessel MT Hai Soon 6 was boarded and hijacked by a group of 10 heavily armed pirates at 11:40PM UTC approximately 46 nautical miles off the coast of Anloga, Ghana.

Marshall Islands ( [[|]])	SP Boston' (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	Released	2014-08-27	unknown

2014-08-27	none

Drifting Marshall Islands-flagged product tanker, SP Boston, boarded by 12 armed pirates at 2115 UTC in position 04:43.2N - 003.30.2W, around 46nm SE of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Nigeria	unknown (Platform supply vessel)	unknown (supplies)	Captain and chief engineer currently held hostage	2014-10-23	unknown

Italy	unknown (Barge)	6 (Crude oil)	6 oil workers currently held hostage	2014-10-25	unknown

A Nigerian police gunboat escorting an oil barge owned by Eni came under fire from a group of pirates lying in wait on the Barbara River near Nembe.

Nigeria	unknown (Gunboat)	3 (none)	All 3 soldiers killed by pirates	2014-12-21	unknown

2014-12-21

3 Nigerian military Joint Task Force soldiers who had been escorting an Agip carrier vessel were ambushed along the Barbara River, where a similar attack occurred less than 2 months earlier.

2015[edit]

Nigeria	MT Mariam (Oil tanker)	9 (Crude oil)	8 pirates arrested	2015-01-17	unknown

2015-01-17	none

8 armed pirates boarded the Nigerian oil tanker MT Mariam in the early hours of January 17, 2015. Before being taken captive the ship's owners managed to alert the Ghanian Navy.

Malta ( Greece)	Kalamos (Oil tanker)	23 (Crude oil)	3 crew members currently held hostage	2015-02-03	unknown

none

Dozens of armed pirates boarded the Malta-flagged Kalamos while it was anchored off the coast of southeastern Nigeria. After stealing all the crude oil they could haul-off, 3 crew members were taken prisoner and the ship's deputy commander was summarily executed.

France	unknown (speedboat)	3 (none)	Released	2015-04-08	unknown

2015-05-08	none

3 French oil workers working for the oil company Bourbon were kidnapped after their Surfer 1440 speedboat was boarded by a group of armed pirates.

Malaysia	MT Imas (Oil tanker)	unknown (Crude oil)	10 pirates arrested	2015-04-20	unknown

2015-04-20	none

10 armed pirates in 2 speedboats boarded the Malaysian oil vessel MT Imas 25 nautical miles off the coast of Lagos.

Nigeria	Nembe Waterfront Base (Military base)	()	4 soldiers and 1 police officer killed	2015-08-07	unknown

2015-08-07

On August 7, 2015 four speedboats filled with heavily armed sea pirates attacked the Joint Task Force's Nembe Waterfront Base, located along the Brass River, before engaging a group of defending Nigerian soldiers in a bloody firefight.

Nigeria	MT Askja (Oil tanker)	8 (Crude oil)	8 pirates arrested	2015-09-30	unknown

2015-09-30	none

The Nigerian Navy raided and seized the oil vessel MT Askja on September 30 after it was suspected to be transporting a cargo of stolen crude oil.

Comoros ( Russia)	Reefer Solarte (Cargo ship)	19 (unknown)	Released	2015-10-19	unknown

2015-10-20	Ransom paid

The Comoros-flagged cargo ship Reefer Solarte was hijacked on the evening of October 19, 2015 by a group of armed pirates off the coast of Port Harcourt.

Nigeria	Afikpo, Nigeria ()	()	1 Police Inspector killed, 2 civilians abducted	2015-11-06	unknown

2015-11-06

On November 6, 2015 at approximately 8:45am the town of Afikpo in Ebonyi State was invaded by a group of heavily armed pirates in speed boats.

Cyprus ( Poland)	Szafir (Cargo ship)	16 (unknown)	Released	2015-11-27	unknown

2015-12-08	Ransom paid

On November 27, 2015 the Cyprus-flagged cargo vessel Szafir was boarded by a group of heavily armed pirates 30 nautical miles off the Nigerian coast.

2016[edit] References[edit] "Nigerian Navy Says Kills 12 Pirates In Gun Battle", External links[edit] Foxnews.com Voanews.com Ibnlive.in Vanguardngr.com Dailyindependentnig.com

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The Comoros-flagged cargo ship Reefer Solarte was hijacked on the evening of October 19, 2015, by a group of armed pirates off the coast of Port Harcourt.

final_sentence: The Comoros-flagged cargo ship Reefer Solarte was hijacked on the evening of October 19, 2015, by a group of armed pirates off the coast of Port Harcourt.