Piracy

Source: CYPRUS SHIPPING CHAMBER - The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) expresses its growing frustration at the ineffectiveness of the international community to address the continuing piracy crisis in the Gulf of Guinea, with more ships being attacked and more seafarers being taken hostage for ransom, in spite of the comprehensive measures that ship operators have taken to defend their ships and

8/23/2018 Source: IMB - The second quarterly report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) shows that all 2018 crew kidnappings have so far occurred in the Gulf of Guinea in six separate incidents.

January 25, 2018 Source: Intertanko - In response to the threats arising from the conflict in Yemen, BIMCO, ICS and INTERTANKO have published interim guidance on maritime security in the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb. Shipowners and operators should be aware of new threat patterns in the area.

4/25/2017 - From the U.S. Maritime Administration

From our friends at MarineLink.com who did an excellent job of summarizing the RMI Marine Notice MN-2-011-39 Piracy Armed Robbery and the Use of Armed Security (Updated)

With the uptick in incident of piracy and armed robbery in the Asian region the Australian Maritime Safety Authority issued the marine notice with recommendations, links to best practices for deterring attacks on your vessels and a useful flow diagram for how to properly report an incident and receive assistance.

Executive Summary (Full report is available here) Overall number of incidents reported during January-March of 2015 has increased to 38 from the lowest of 29 incidents reported during the same period in 2013.

The Department of Merchant Shipping has published an updated list of approved private ship security contractors in accordance with Section 84 of the Protection of Cyprus Ships Against Acts of Piracy and Other Unlawful Acts Law 2012.

A recent discussion among experts regarding maritime security policy addressed the need for international regulation to apply to all flag states.

Seward and Kissel partner Bruce Paulsen spoke with Fox News on issues surrounding piracy in response to the hijacking of the U.S. vessel C-Retriever this past week.