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US Maritime (US MARAD) updates its Gulf of Guinea, Red Sea/Gulf of Aden and Persian Gulf security advisories
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The US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (US MARAD) has revised its advisory for the Gulf of Guinea (2021-002).
According to Risk Intelligence’s Monthly Intelligence Report January 2021, attackers operating off the southern and eastern Niger Delta remain the most significant threat in the Gulf of Guinea. All types of vessels may be targeted, yet successful boardings are more likely on ‘low and slow’ vessel types such as small bulk carriers or product tankers, general cargo and offshore supply ships or fishing vessels.