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Map of pirate waters1/10/2023 ![]() ![]() According to the Control Risks Group, pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea had by mid-November 2013 maintained a steady level of around 100 attempted hijackings in the year, a close third behind Southeast Asia. ![]() The cost of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea due to stolen goods, security, and insurance has been estimated to be about $2 billion. As an example, trade of Benin's major port, the Port of Cotonou, was reported in 2012 to have dropped by 70 percent. Piracy acts interfere with the legitimate trading interests of the affected countries that include Benin, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. īy 2010, 45 and by 2012 120 incidents were reported to the UN International Maritime Organization. The increasingly violent methods used by these groups is believed to be part of a conscious "business model" adopted by them, in which violence and intimidation plays a major role. Additionally, pirates in the Gulf of Guinea are especially noted for their violent modus operandi, which frequently involves the kidnapping, torture and shooting of crewmen. As such, they do not attach much importance to holding crew members and non-oil cargo and vessels for ransom. ![]() The local pirates' overall aim is to steal oil cargo. They are often part of heavily armed and sophisticated criminal enterprises, who increasingly use motherships to launch their attacks. Pirates in the region operate a well-funded criminal industry, which includes established supply networks. This incident pattern has hindered intervention by international naval forces. As of 2014, pirate attacks in West Africa mainly occur in territorial waters, terminals and harbours rather than in the high seas. Over time, pirates became more aggressive and better armed. For some time, smaller ships shuttling employees and materials belonging to the oil companies with any involvement in oil exploration had been at risk in Nigeria. Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea has evolved over the first decade of the century. In 2012, the International Maritime Bureau, Oceans Beyond Piracy and the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Program reported that the number of vessels attacks by West African pirates had reached a world high, with 966 seafarers attacked during the year. Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea are often part of heavily armed criminal enterprises, who employ violent methods to steal oil cargo. By 2011, it had become an issue of global concern. Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea affects a number of countries in West Africa as well as the wider international community. Incidences of pipeline vandalism by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, 2002–11. ![]()
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