The Gulf of Guinea has become more dangerous to seafarers, as pirates increasingly employ “kidnap-for-ransom” tactics,
The number of piracy incidents doubled off the coast of East Africa in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the annual State of Piracy report released by One Earth Future (OEF)’s Oceans Beyond Piracy programme. The report analyses the human and economic impacts of maritime piracy and armed robbery at