West Africa continues to be a piracy hotspot
All crew kidnappings this year took place in the Gulf of Guinea, show new figures. And the number of pirate attacks in the gulf may turn out to be even higher, IMB report estimates.
by SØREN PICO
There is risk involved when merchant vessels sail in West Africa, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea, according to new figures from the International Maritime Bureau's (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC), which shows the development in piracy attacks so far in 2018.
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