Nine personnel have been kidnapped by pirates from the BW Offshore FPSO Sendje Berge off Nigeria.

A warning issued in May over members of the Abu Sayyaf group looking to kidnap crew from ships in waters in the southern Philippines and East Malaysia has been repeated.

Vessels have been warned of potential kidnappings by Abu Sayyaf Group militants in the waters off East Malaysia.

There were two reported kidnappings of seafarers from vessels at anchorages in Equatorial Guinea on 9 May.

Ten seafarers are reported to have been kidnapped by pirates from the product tanker Vemahope off Nigeria.

Eight seafarers are believed to have been kidnapped from the containership Tommi Ritscher which was boarded by pirates on 19 April off the Port of Cotonou, Benin.

Pirates are reported to have attacked the containership Tommi Ritscher off Cotonou, Benin holding eight of the crew hostage.

Seven crew members onboard container vessel MSC Talia F have been kidnapped by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Libreville, Gabon.

A Greek-flagged chemical tanker carrying 22 crew members has been boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off western Africa on Thursday, it was reported.

Nine seafarers are reported to have been kidnapped by pirates from the tanker Alpine Penelope off Benin.