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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Five killed in Gulf of Guinea pirate attack |
| 2010-11-21 |
| The west coast of Africa. Are they franchising? A maritime security alert has been issued after five people were killed in a speedboat attack near an oil rig in the Gulf of Guinea. Suspected pirates attacked a craft belonging to Cameroonian security forces killing the pilot, a mechanic and three soldiers from the Rapid Intervention Battalion. Cameroon deployed the Rapid Intervention Battalion in April to ensure security in the Bakassi peninsula after a series of attacks. I wonder if they're known as the "elite" Rapid Intervention Battalion? Sounds like there's still some bugs in the system... Pirate activity is spreading outwards from the Niger Delta, with the Bakassi peninsula being an area of particular concern. Attacks in the Gulf of Guinea are often more violent than other piracy hotspots around the world, including off the coast of Somalia so vessel operators are advised to exercise caution. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #4 They got nothin' on the Rapid Action Battalion. When RAB does it, it goes the other way around. Bangladesh may be only inches above sea level, but it's still essentially solid ground -- a lot easier to hit the thing you're shooting at when you and it aren't moving in different directions along all three axes... or so it seems to me, gromky. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-11-21 21:30 |
| #3 Muslim-controlled Nigeria is where the piracy against Cameroon is based; just like Muslim-controlled Somalia is where the Gulf of Aden pirates are based. Notice a pattern? |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-11-21 15:21 |
| #2 They got nothin' on the Rapid Action Battalion. When RAB does it, it goes the other way around. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-11-21 14:43 |
| #1 There a a lot of piracy operations all over the world now. Somalia is getting the press, but the Straits of Malacca has been infested with pirates for a long time, as well as the west coast of Africa. You just don't sail your yacht around the world as freely as you once did. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-11-21 14:25 |