International Maritime Bureau

• 

  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.

• 

  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.