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BMP5 and global counter-piracy guidance launched

BMP5 and global counter-piracy guidance launched

Various organisations from the maritime industry as well as naval forces and other agencies have contributed to the recently launched fifth version of the Best Management Practices (BMP5), focussed on maritime security issues in the Indian Ocean. In addition, another document is supposed to provide guidance for companies, masters and
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SeafarerReport

New report explores piracy’s long-term impact on seafarers

More than 3,000 seafarers have been held hostage by pirates in Somalia since 2001, with a significant, but unknown, number of seafarers kidnapped in other parts of the world. These seafarers, and their families, have faced fear and uncertainty, and in some cases, direct abuse. In addition to the 41 seafarers
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