Posts tagged as: Coast

Danish Navy Kill Four Pirates, Arrest Eight, Sink Boat Of Coast Of Nigeria

LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Danish naval patrol killed four pirates in an exchange of fire in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Nigeria, Denmark’s armed forces said on Thursday. “No Danish soldiers were injured, but five pirates were shot,” the military said. “Four of the pirates died. One was injured,” it added. The […]

Nov 26 2021 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

74 Migrants Dead In ‘Devastating’ Shipwreck Off Libyan Coast

LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 74 migrants died in a “devastating” shipwreck on Thursday off the Libyan coast, the United Nations said, the latest in a spate of migrant vessel sinkings in the central Mediterranean. This year has seen a resurgence of boats in the central Mediterranean, a well-trodden but often deadly route for those […]

Nov 12 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Ivory Coast Navy Intercepts 411 Kilograms Of Cocaine Off Coast, Arrest Five

LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ivory Coast’s navy has seized a record amount of cocaine plastic-wrapped in small bundles bearing the tattered logos of French fashion house Louis Vuitton and Pacena Black, a dark beer from Bolivia. The 411 kilograms of cocaine destined for the commercial capital Abidjan came from a Spanish-flagged ship that had been spotted […]

Feb 6 2020 | Posted in International | Read More »

Oil Tanker, 22 Sailors Missing Off Coast Of West Africa

LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The search for a missing oil tanker off the coast of West Africa entered its fourth day Sunday, with no word on the fate of the 22 Indian nationals aboard the vessel. The vessel, Marine Express, was carrying more than 13,000 tons of gasoline and went missing in the Gulf of Guinea, […]

Feb 5 2018 | Posted in Business | Read More »

30 African Migrants Dead Off Yemen Coast Amid Report Of Gunfire

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.N. refugee and migration agencies say the bodies of at least 30 Somalis and Ethiopians were found drowned this week off the Yemeni coast near Aden. They are believed to have been traveling in a smuggler’s boat. Survivors say the overcrowded boat was packed with 152 Somalis and Ethiopians heading for […]

Jan 27 2018 | Posted in International,State | Read More »

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