Tag: Gulf of Guinea

The fourth arm of defense is once again extended in an offer of assistance, this time to help medical personnel fight the spread of Ebola in West Africa as part of Operation United Assistance. Both the Cape Rise and Cape Wrath, SIU-contracted Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ships, are deploying to U.S. installations in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, which are the areas most affected by the virus

In a recent report for the Office of Naval Research in the United States, Brandon Prins examines trends in maritime piracy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Status on the current security sitatuon in East and West Africa

Hointly developed guidelines by BIMCO, ICS, INTERTANKO and INTERCARGO The Round Table of international shipping industry associations has released an updated version of Guidelines for Owners, Operators and Masters for Protection Against Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea Region. The Guidelines have been jointly developed by BIMCO, ICS, INTERTANKO and INTERCARGO.Piracy and armed robbery in the waters off West Africa has become an established criminal activity of very serious concern to the maritime sector. Incidents have recently occurred as far south as Angola and as far north as Sierra Leone. These attacks have become increasingly violent, often involving firearms, and cases of kidnapping for ransom have also become more common. The global shipping industry has therefore acted in concert to update its existing Guidelines to take account of what has become a totally unacceptable security situation.Although the nature of the attacks against shipping in West Africa differs from that of Somalia-based piracy, the basic principles of the Best Management Practices, previously developed by the industry to help protect against piracy in the Indian Ocean, are also applicable. The Guidelines should therefore be read in conjunction with BMP4, but seek to tailor this to the specifics of the threat in West ...

International Maritime Bureau statistics indicate that maritime crime off the coast of West Africa is trending toward an escalation in violence

Oceans Beyond Piracy explains the piracy models in the Gulf of Guinea

Ban Ki-moon has officially established the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response

Study warns swift action needed to curb exponential climb in Ebola outbreak

ONI issues Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly Report for 4 - 10 September 2014

Guidelines for protection against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea