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Pirate protection.
The Gulf of Guinea is repeatedly the worst body of water in the world for mariners with high rates of piracy which a top maritime organisation wants to see an end to.
The 73-year-old International Maritime Organisation (IMO) said increased collaboration and action is needed to tackle escalation in the number and severity of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea region which threaten “lives and well-being of seafarers as well as the safety of shipping”.
A statement from London headquartered IMO has it that a resolution on recommended action to address piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea was adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). “The IMO calls on its 174 member states, national authorities, the UN and relevant organisations to consider strengthening law enforcement to arrest and prosecute pirates in relevant jurisdictions, in accordance with international law and national legal frameworks”.