Ship left Sierra Leone’s Freetown anchorage in the past week. It is listed as heading for open sea, with no specific destination 

Equipment banned in many countries is easily purchased on the internet for as little as $30

Fleet consists of more than 500 tankers over 34,000 dwt, defined owned by national fleets of Iran, Russia or Venezuela or anonymously owned and engaged in sanctioned trades

Capturing a tanker is not the maritime equivalent of white triumphantly winning a rook for a bishop

Tanker earlier held in Malabo for three months without charge after being detained by Equatoguinean navy

Delta Tankers and Polembros Shipping vessels were seized in May in retaliation for US move to confiscate cargo from Greek-held Iranian tanker, which also sailed on Wednesday

Keeping an innocent crew prisoner is just as much piracy when perpetrated by states instead of pirate gangs, and therefore cannot be an element in any legitimate fight against piracy

Case of the VLCC Heroic Idun raises serious concerns across the tanker sector regarding the Nigerian Navy’s treatment of crew and apparent disregard of international law

IMB urges masters to report incidents in Singapore Straits, to assist authorities track down assailants