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Click to edit Master title styleCouncil Piracy BriefNovember 2012

- Somali Piracy and Gulf of Guinea attacks

John Boreman,Marine Director,INTERTANKO .

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INTERTANKO - Piracy

INTERTANKO continues to push for action to eradicate piracy, we have a high level of participation :-

• GOOD news - very low levels of Somali attacks and ships held

• BAD news - the pirates have not gone away and will surely take up any opportunities

• Gulf of Guinea has seen more hijackings and theft of

cargo

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INTERTANKO - SHIPS

Four merchant vessels held with 114 crew plus 27.

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INTERTANKO - STATS

Success due to – Military, Shore action, BMP, Armed Guards

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Multi-facetted approach

UN Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

Working Group 1 – Navies, Capacity (Prisons, Coastguard)

Working Group 2 – Legal Aspects

Working Group 3 - "BMP", Welfare, Compliance, PMSC’s

Working Group 4 - Public diplomacy within Somalia

Working Group 5 - Disrupting the financial networks

Plus Independent nations, EC, IMO

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Somali Piracy developments

Now have a Somali Government and int’l action

Good disruption of pirate activities

ISO Standard for Armed Guards Nov. 2012

Expectations for the Shipping industry to contribute to a sustainable solution to piracy:

Information Sharing - reporting and intelligenceSelf-protection - BMP and innovation - ComplianceWelfare of Seafarers - still issues

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Gulf of Guinea (GoG) – What is happening?

Six hijackings in six weeks did cause concern, with one ship taken as far away as Ivory Coast.

Increased attacks at greater range.

Stolen cargo disappears in Nigeria. Nigerian action.

Capacity building in regionAction by UK, US and France – US and French in region

Coordination Centre and Guidance for vessels in GoG.

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INTERTANKO - Piracy

Despite reduced attacks, pirates are

still there, tenacious and hungry

BE CAUTIOUS

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ACTION