23 Indians on ship hijacked in Nigeria by pirates (Lead)
September 5th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Sep 5 (IANS) Twenty-three Indian sailors are on board an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, said the oil tanker company Wednesday.Pat ... Read more...
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23 Indians hostage in ship hijacked by pirates in Nigeria
September 5th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Sep 5 (IANS) As many as 23 Indian sailors were being held hostage since Tuesday night by pirates who hijacked an oil tanker with a Singapore-based company in southwest ... Read more...
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Pirates free Russian tanker crew after stealing petrol
August 31st, 2012 - 4:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of pirates who hijacked an oil tanker with a Russian crew in the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa left the vessel after ... Read more...
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India ready to help fight piracy in Africa
February 28th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 28 (IANS) India has expressed readiness to contribute to international efforts to tackle the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea."India stands ready to contribute to ... Read more...
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India pledges support to global efforts to tackle piracy
October 20th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 20 (IANS) India has pledged to contribute to international efforts to tackle the threat of piracy and armed robbery at sea and for the safety and release ... Read more...
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UNSC discusses piracy in Gulf of Guinea
October 20th, 2011 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 20 (IANS) The UN Security Council Wednesday held an open debate on the piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, turning the world attention once again on the ... Read more...
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UNSC voices concern over maritime piracy
August 31st, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 31 (IANS) The UN Security Council has voiced concern over increasing maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, saying the crimes were having an adverse impact on ... Read more...
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Cabinet sanctions OVL’s investment in 2 Nigerian blocks
January 14th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) India has sanctioned funding of $359 million to ONGC Videsh Ltd, overseas arm of ONGC Ltd, for the execution of the first exploration phase in two ... Read more...
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Sao Tome foreign minister to visit India
November 27th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) After the visit of the Cape Verde foreign minister last week, a high-level delegation from yet another small African country will be visiting India, that of ... Read more...
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Pirates hijack Greek cargo ship off Somali coast
March 20th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, March 20 (DPA) Pirates seized a Greek-owned cargo ship off the coast of Somalia late Thursday, Greece's merchant marine ministry said.
The Saint-Vincent-flagged cargo ship Titan, with 24 crew, was loaded with ... Read more...
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Militants threaten to kill Cameroonian hostages
October 31st, 2008 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Oct 31 (Xinhua) An armed group Friday threatened to kill two Cameroonians, who were among 10 crewmen of an oil vessel seized by the militants early in the day, if the ... Read more...
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Armed men seize oil crew in Cameroon
October 31st, 2008 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Oct 31 (Xinhua) A group of gunmen attacked an oil vessel and kidnapped at least 10 members of the crew near the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula, a former Nigerian territory now ceded ... Read more...
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