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Shipping industry issues updated anti-piracy guidelines on Gulf of Guinea

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 ...

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Enhanced security measures for vessels transiting the Singapore and Malacca Straits

LISCR issues Marine Security Advisory The Republic of the Liberia has issued Marine Security Advisory regarding enhanced security measures for vessels transiting the Singapore Straits, Malacca Straits, the water of Mangkai and the Anambas Islands in the South China Sea and operating in the coastal waters of Malaysia and Indonesia.ReCAAP ISC has reported that an alarming number of significant incidents in Southeast Asian waters have taken place over the past year. Theseincidents involve siphoning of marine gas oil/marine diesel oil, robbery of scrap metal and pettytheft. In these incidents, the pirates/robbers appeared to be well organized and have good knowledgeof the victim ship.The Advisory provides the Administration's recommended procedures to further enhance thesecurity and deter piracy and armed robbery for vessels transiting these areas.Vessels transiting or operating in the affected areas should implement measures in accordancewith the ship's security plan equivalent to Security Level 2.Given that the masters are often required to follow multiple reporting procedures in these difficultcircumstances, it is necessary to simplify these procedures as far as operationally feasible. It is therefore recommended that in the event of an occurrence masters should report all actual orattempted attacks of piracy and armed robbery or threats thereof, to:(i) ReCAAP ISC ...

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