GoG Martime Security Briefing Jun 2013

The Gulf
of Guinea
current
threats and
solutions
Arild Nodland
Founder & CEO
GoG Maritime Security Briefing, June 2013
Ghana
Benin
Ivory Coast
Togo
Area Orientation Map
Nigeria
Cameroon
Bight of Benin
Bight of Bonny
Gulf of
Guinea
Eq
Guinea
Gabon

IO vs GoG Serious incidents past 13 months
Map: Word Piracy Update by Bergen Risk Solutions & Jeppesen/C-Map a Boeing company.
Bergen Maritime Security Seminar 19 June 2013

IO vs GoG Serious incidents past 12 weeks
Map: Word Piracy Update by Bergen Risk Solutions & Jeppesen/C-Map a Boeing company.

Attacks past 13 months as of 3 Jun
Bight of Benin
Bight of Bonny
LEGEND: Black = incidents last 7 days regardless of category. Red: Hijack/kidnap; Yellow: Armed assault or robbery; Blue = Attempt (no report
of weapons used); Green: Suspicious approach or theft Map: Word Piracy Update by Bergen Risk Solutions & Jeppesen/C-Map a Boeing
company.

Core message
Attacks in the Gulf of Guinea have spread

west from Nigeria - and far offshore.
How does one manage this challenge?

Listed Area, as defined by Lloyds Joint War Committee, 12 June 2013
Ghana
Togo
Benin
Nigeria
Lloyds Joint War Committees

Listed Area (JWCLA)
As the result of a critical increase in
Tema
attacks on international shipping
Accra off
Benin in 2011, the countrys territorial
waters and EEZ were included in the
Hull, War, Strikes, Terrorism and
Related Perils Listed Areas by Lloyds
Joint War Committee on 1 August 2011.
Nigeria was already listed at the time.

Togo was included on 12 June 2012 for
the same reasons.
The Listed Area is defined as: Gulf of
Guinea, but only the waters of the
Togolese, Beninese and Nigerian
Exclusive Economic Zones north of
Latitude 3 N
Cotonou
Lagos
Lome
Westaf
Warri
Abo
Erha
Cameroon
Escravos
Forcados
Port Harcourt
EA
Bonga
Onne
Brass
Bonny
Okwori
Agbami
Akpo
Calabar
Qua Iboe
Antan
Douala
Limbe
Malabo

RISK MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY
Preparations
Hazard ID
Risk
Analysis
What, Where, How

(& Why)
Vulnerability, Impact,
Consequence
Planning,
Prevention preparation, training
Response
What do we do if

QUICK HISTORY LESSON: Nigeria, 2007 all incidents
Attacks in the Gulf of Guinea have spread west and far offshore.
How does one manage this challenge?

HAZARD ID: Attacks past 13 months as of 3 Jun
Bight of Benin
Bight of Bonny
BIGHT OF BENIN: Max confirmed offshore strike

distance past 13 months: 65nM, hijack, oil prod. tanker
Wappen von Hamburg, 4 Oct 2012. RECORD: 136 nM
chem tanker Baltic Mariner, 2 Oct 2011.
BIGHT OF BONNY: Max confirmed strike distance

offshore Nigeria: 150 nM crude tanker Cap Theodora,
16 Apr 2013.
company.

HAZARD ID: Attacks past 12 weeks as of 3 Jun
Bight of Benin
Bight of Bonny
company.

HAZARD ID: Attacks past 6 weeks as of 3 Jun
9 & 17 May: Attempted
boarding, crude tanker CAP
LARA & chem tanker
MARIELL BOTTIGLIERI
25 Apr: Kidnap, container

ship CITY OF XIAMEN
14 May: Armed assault, dive

support ship SAINT PATRICK
7 May: Armed assault, bulk

carrier CENTENARIO BLU
5 & 6 May: Armed assault,

product tanker SEAPRIDE and
unknown merchant vessel
Bight of Benin
Bight of Bonny
26 Apr: attempted boarding,

container vessel GUANGZOU
24 Apr: Armed assault,
container vessel BOSUN
14 May: Hijack, tanker barge,

LADY SWATHIN
25 Apr: Hijack, security

boat UTAI 8
25 May: Kidnap, crude

tanker MATRIX I
4 May: armed assault, CMA container

ship CGM AFRICA FOUR
4 May: Armed assault,

reefer FRIO ATHENS
company.

HAZARD ID: Extreme caution Niger Delta
There has been an extreme rise in attacks on international shipping off the
Niger Delta since December last year.
Ten attacks were recorded off the Niger Delta in April five in May. The
majority of attacks took place 20-30 nM off Bayelsa and Rivers states but
three attacks were carried out at great distances from shore, setting new
records for offshore reach of pirates in the Bight of Bonny.
EXTREME CAUTION AND ANTI-PIRACY READINESS SHOULD BE APPLIED WHEN
OPERATING OR TRANSITING OFF BAYELSA AND RIVERS STATES IN THE NIGER
DELTA AND THE WIDER BIGHT OF BONNY. SHIPS SHOULD, WHEN POSSIBLE,
TRANSIT NO CLOSER THAN 200 NM FROM THE COASTLINE. MAINTAIN
MAXIMUM SEA SPEED IF MOVING CLOSER TO SHORE.

HAZARD ID: General Risk Area 200 nM offshore Nigeria & Benin. 100 nM off Togo
Togo
Ivory Coast
Benin
Nigeria
Ghana
Liberia
Abidjan
Bight of Benin
Cameroon
Bight of Bonny
Eq. Guinea
Gabon
The General Risk Area is defined based on attack frequency and proven strike distance from shore during the past 24
months: Togos ports and EEZ up to 100 nM from shore. Benin and Nigerias ports, waterways and EEZ, up to 200 nM
from shore. Bakassi Peninsula up to 20 nM off shore.
The GRA is determined by Bergen Risk analysts and is intended to mark the area proven to be subjected to significant risk of piracy and maritime crime.

HAZARD ID: Caution: Abidjan!
Togo
Ivory Coast
Benin
Nigeria
Ghana
Liberia
Abidjan
Bight of Benin
Cameroon
Bight of Bonny
3 FEB 2013: Chem/OP tanker GASCOGNE hijacked

66 nM off Abidjan. Released 5 Feb after part of
cargo had been stolen.
13 JAN 2013: Product tanker ITRI hijacked. Off
Abidjan. Released 22 JAN off Lagos, Nigeria.
23 DEC 2012: Armed robbery/attempted hijack,
chem/OP tanker MADONNA 1, Abidjan anchorage.
Eq. Guinea
Gabon
6 OCT 2012: Product tanker ORFEAS hijacked

during STS ops off Abidjan. Released 54 nM ESE of
Lagos, Nigeria on 9 OCT.
Nigeria Maritime Security Briefing

HAZARD ID: Niger Delta The Pirates (militants in their heyday)
Above: Ateke Toms men in Okrika, Bonny River
Centre: Tompolos men

near Warri, Jan 2007

ANALYSIS: Incidents by country, past 12 months as of 1 Jun 2013
Ship type
Ivory Coast Ghana Benin Nigeria Togo Cameroon
AHTS vessel
Barge
Barge carrier
Bulk carrier
Chemical/OP tanker
Container vessel
Crew boat
Crude oil tanker
Ferry/passenger
Fishing vessel
General cargo
Landing craft
LPG tanker
Navy patrol boat
Offshore/supply
Oil platform
Reefer
Research vessel
Security vessel
Unspecified tanker
Unknown/other
Total
1
4
2
3
1
2
12
6
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
12
1
1
13
1
1
1
1
1
1
59
15
Total
2
3
1
3
28
6
2
4
2
2
5
1
2
0
14
1
1
1
1
1
2
82
All recorded incidents, incl. theft and suspicious approaches. Local vessels included.

ANALYSIS: Incidents by ship type, past 12 months as of 1 Jun 2013
All recorded incidents, incl. theft and suspicious approaches. Local vessels included.

SAMPLE: ORFEAS hijacked off Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Update 9 Oct 2012, 1030 UTC

SAMPLE: 7 Feb 2013 Supply vsl ARMADA TUGAS 1 used as staging platform
Abidjan
Lome
Lagos
Map shows incidents past

12 weeks, as of 2 Apr 2013
Bonny
The Liberian flagged offshore supply

vessel Armada Tugas 1 was
reportedly hijacked by pirates in two
skiffs. The attack took place 43 Nm
Southwest of Brass at 06:20 local
time. The hijacked vessel was then
probably used to kidnap crew from
two more vessels, Esther C and
Walvis 7.
Sister ship Armada Tugas 3

SAMPLE: ARMADA TUGAS 1 track
Kidnap victims set

ashore?
Approaching Bioko
Island (EQ Guinea)
evening 12 FEB
AT1 hijacked approx.

0700 GMT, 7 FEB.
Green line: pre-hijack

Red line: during hijack
White Line: post-hijack
Note: Time of release not
confirmed! This is an
assumption. Track based on
satellite AIS monitoring.
Approaching EQ
Guinea early 9 FEB

SAMPLE: 7 Feb 2013 cargo vessel ESTHER C
Abidjan
Lome
Lagos
Map shows incidents past

12 weeks, as of 2 Apr 2013
Bonny
The UK flagged and owned general

cargo vessel Esther C was boarded
in the evening of February 7. Three
crewmembers, two Russians and 1
Romanians, were kidnapped. The
attackers also stole personal
belongings. The destination of the
vessel was Tema, Ghana, with an
ETA of 9 February at 19:00 UTC.

SAMPLE: 24 APR 2013 container vessel CITY OF XIAMEN
Lome
Map shows incidents past 12

weeks, as of 18 Jun 2013
Lagos
Bonny
Fourteen heavily armed pirates in

two boats the supply boat UTAI 8,
and a speed boat with orange hull
and blue wheelhouse approached
and boarded container ship
underway. The ship raised alarm and
crew took shelter in the citadel. The
pirates were able to breach the
citadel and they kidnapped the
Master, C/O, C/E, 2/E and 3/E and
escaped with ship's and crew cash.

ANALYSIS: Bayelsa State, Nigeria: Most active pirate bases
Bight of Benin
Fishtown Jetty
Bight of Bonny
It is believed that criminal groups operating in the Kulama/Sangana axis at the mouths of Fishtown and Sengana Rivers in Bayelsa State are among
the most active in attacking foreign shipping now. Most important among these groups, sources tell us, is a 40-men strong gang called The Idiot
Family. (See Special Report, Return to the Bad Old Days, issued 17 March 2013 for more on these groups.) Several kidnapped crews have been
brought to this area. Fishtown (see insert) has been mentioned as a holding area for abducted sailors. (Map: Incidents past 12 weeks as of 30 April)

ANALYSIS & FORECAST: Summary of main points
The risk of piracy has now firmly taken hold also in the western part of the Gulf of
Guinea.
Levels of violence in attacks are high, with pirates demonstrating a low threshold for
the use of firearms and edged weapons.
Attacks far offshore are common. Hijacked trawlers and other commercial vessels are
used as staging platforms for piracy and maritime crime.
Attacks have been confirmed 150 nM off Nigera/Benin and 70 nM off Togo/Ghana.
Attacks are most frequent during hours of darkness but also occur in broad daylight
especially off the Niger Delta.
A hijacking (of a product tanker) is resolved within 4-10 days.

A kidnap is usually resolved within weeks not months.
The areas of greatest risk in the coming 3 months are likely to be the Bight of Bonny
east of 5E, i.e offshore Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, and their
waterways, including Bonny River. The risk is especially high off Pennington, Brass and
Bonny terminals.

PREPARATIONS: GoG Interim Guidelines
New Interim Anti-piracy Guidelines for Gulf of Guinea available at:
https://www.bimco.org/en/News/2012/12/20_New_Interim_Anti-piracy_Guidelines_for_Gulf_of_Guinea.aspx

PREPARATIONS: BMP for the GoG
Awareness
Readiness
Training and drills

Lookout
Radar watch
Self protection measures
Barbed wire
Blocked stairwells &
doors
Citadel
Guards (armed/unarmed)
Detect
Deter
Deny
(Deflect)

PREPARATIONS: Current advice - General
SHIPS CALLING PORTS IN THE GULF OF GUINEA SHOULD
Ensure continuous access to updated and relevant security information.
Acquaint themselves the New Interim Anti-piracy Guidelines for Gulf of Guinea available at:
https://www.bimco.org/en/News/2012/12/20_New_Interim_Anti-piracy_Guidelines_for_Gulf_of_Guinea.aspx
Hijackings are often carried out with help from insiders. Communications with external parties should be kept to a minimum,
with close attention paid to organizing rendezvous points and waiting positions. Use sat-phone or e-mail rather than VHF where
practical.
Rendezvous: Where possible, avoid waiting and slow steaming. Consider offering several alternative rendezvous points and
advice rendezvous points at the last minute.
Anchoring: Where practicable, a prolonged stay at anchorage is to be avoided.
Avoid drifting/waiting less than 200 from nearest land.
Get detailed procedures for port calls and Navy/escort points of contact from you local agent.
Note that private armed security is illegal but some navies can assist with armed guards on a case by case basis.
Heed the current IMB warning: All vessels are advised to maintain strict anti piracy watches and measures and report all attacks
and suspicious sightings to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (in addition to the MRCC in Lagos). These official attack reports are
also crucial to request the relevant Authorities to beef up patrols and stop the menace in the area.
IMB PRC: Tel. +603 2078 5763 / +603 2031 0014 ; Fax No: +603 2078 5769; Email: piracy@icc-ccs.org / imbkl@iccccs.org
Call the Lagos-based Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (RMRCC) in case of a security incident. The following
emergency numbers are manned on a 24/7 basis:
Mobile: +234 803 068 5167 / Land line: +234 1 730 6618.

RESPONSE: Who to call in an emergency
Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (RMRCC) - Lagos.

The following emergency numbers are manned on a 24/7 basis:
Mobile: +234 803 068 5167 / Land line: +234 1 730 6618.
IMB Piracy Reporting Centre:
All vessels are advised to ... report all attacks and suspicious sightings to the
IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (in addition to the MRCC in Lagos). These official
attack reports are also crucial to request the relevant Authorities to beef up
patrols and stop the menace in the area.
Tel. +603 2078 5763 / +603 2031 0014 ; Fax No: +603 2078 5769; Email:
piracy@icc-ccs.org / imbkl@icc-ccs.org

PMSCs: Nigeria
Civil Defence Corps Act: PMSCs must sign document

that confirms they will comply with this Law
MoU: PMSCs must sign to be allowed to operate / offer ship
protection services
Some 20 companies are on the list as of late May 2013

PMSCs: Modus Operandi
Will use local armed govt. security personnel

International personnel will act as Maritime Security
Liaison Officers (MSLO)
Military doctrine takes precedent (i.e. Navy rules of
engagement apply)
On-board - and escort vessels
Will go max 50 nM offshore for rendezvous
Cost will vary but 1,150 USD for a 4-man team per day
plus 6,250 USD mobilization fee
Boat hire, food and fuel at extra cost extra
GoG Maritime Security Update (Feb 2013)

PMSCs: Russian security vessel crew handed over to police
The Nigerian Navy handed over the 15-man
Russian crew of the MV Myre Seadiver to the
police for further investigation and possible
prosecution on 7 January. The vessel was seized on
allegations of arms smuggling on 19 Oct after
several guns and about 8,500 rounds of ammunition
were found on the boat. The operator, Russias
Moran Security Group, told the BBC the ship was in
transit from Madagascar to Conakry and had
secured all necessary permits before calling Lagos.
On the companys website she was presented as a
permanent fixture in the Gulf of Guinea. (See map,
left.) Her AIS signal disappeared on 7 January.
MV MYRE SEADIVER is a Cook Islands flag standby safety vessel built in 1965, managed by Westberg Ltd
of St. Petersburg, Russia on behalf of owner Midas Pte Ltd, also of St. Petersburg. As at 7 January she
was moored at the naval base NNS Beecroft in Apapa, Lagos, under arrest pending investigations,
where she had stayed since being brought up in October last year. (See map, right.)
We reiterate that private armed security is not permitted in Nigerian waters. Armed security support
should be requested from NIMASA or the Nigerian Navy through an authorised ships agents. Bergen
Risk Solutions can facilitate if you do not know how to proceed.
GoG Maritime Security Update (Mar 2013)

PMSCs: Russian security vessel crew released on bail
The Nigerian Navy handed over the 15-man
Russian crew of the MV Myre Seadiver to the
police for further investigation and possible
prosecution on 7 January. The vessel was seized on
allegations of arms smuggling on 19 Oct after
several guns and about 8,500 rounds of ammunition
were found on the boat. The operator, Russias
Moran Security Group, told the BBC the ship was in
transit from Madagascar to Conakry and had
secured all necessary permits before calling Lagos.
On the companys website she was presented as a
permanent fixture in the Gulf of Guinea.
26 Feb 2013 - Voice of Russia: Fifteen Russian sailors have been released on bail in Nigeria after months
in custody. All the sailors are currently in the Russian embassy in Lagos, Ambassador Alexander
Polyakov announced late Tuesday. The Myre Seadiver with the 15-member Russian crew was detained
after entering the Lagos port for repairs in October on suspicion of arms smuggling. The Russian side
insists that the arms found on board were intended to defend the ship against pirates and had been
properly declared. (Photo: Vesti)
We reiterate that private armed security is not permitted in Nigerian waters. Armed security support
should be requested from NIMASA or the Nigerian Navy through an authorised ships agents. Bergen
Risk Solutions can facilitate if you do not know how to proceed.
Myre Seadiver at NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos., 7 January 2013. AIS Live
by IHS Fairplay.

PREPARATIONS: Oil company security plans

PREPARATIONS: Oil company security plans

GOVT RESPONSES: Safe anchorages, Cotonou (and Lagos)
2 nM
These zones
were established
in the autumn of
2011. We do not
know if they are
still in effect.
16 nM
Clockwise from top left: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4. Zone 2 is the recommended one as it is comprehensively patrolled,
also during daylight hours. All Zones are reportedly patrolled at night, when most attacks have occurred.
Map: C-Map by Jeppesen a Boeing Company

GOVT RESPONSES: New patrol boats for Benins Navy

GOVT. RESPONSES: Nigerian Navy reinforcements
Nigerias Navy will be receiving nearly two dozen

new acquisitions under the 2012 defence budget.
The 2012 Defence Budget Proposal makes
provision two new 95 metres long, 1800 ton
Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) and also three
Shaldag Mk III fast patrol craft, three 24 metre
French coastal patrol craft and six 17 metre
Manta Mk II ASD littoral interceptors.
Croq 1270
French shipbuilder OCEA is building the three 24

metre coastal patrol craft and commenced sea
trials of the first vessel on March 13. (See photo,
Benin reinforcements, on next slide.)
95 mtr OPV
Suncraft Manta
The Suncraft Group is expected to construct the

six Manta Mk II ASD vessels, bringing the total
ordered over the last several years to 21. The
Manta Mk II first entered service with the
Nigerian Navy in 2008.
Lagos Governor Fashola donated two Armacraft
Croq 1270 to the Navy on 3 May.
Source: DefenceWeb, 02 Apr 2012
In addition, the Navy has 38 vessels on hire from

a private company. 6 more are expected soon.
Shaldag
Defender

GOVT RESPONSES: NNS Andoni- first Nigerian built patrol craft
President Goodluck Jonathan commissioned the

first locally made Navy warship, NNS ANDONI
on 1 June.
The 31m Seaward Defence Boat was designed
and constructed by Nigerian Navy engineers at
the Nigerian Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island,
Lagos.
A navy statement says the new vessel is based on
the River Town [Argungu] Class patrol craft
already in use with the Nigerian Navy, which
include NNS YOLA and NNS BRASS, albeit with
several modifications as decided by the design
team.
Sources: Channels TV and The Nigerian Daily, 1 June 2012;
Leadership, 31 May 2012

GOVT RESPONSES: Private hire patrol boats for the Nigerian Navy

GOVT RESPONSES: Nigerian Navy deployments off Bonny, 8 June 2012
The Navys new acquisitions and chartered boats are being deployed to various naval stations and Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in the Niger Delta.
The map shows their presence at Bonny and approaches on 8 June 2012, based on their AIS signals. Checks performed in early July show a much
thinner spread. Even though a positive development, enhanced patrolling and security close to land has led to the unintended consequence of piracy
and maritime crime increasing far offshore. Map and AIS data source: AIS Live by IHS Fairplay.

GOVT RESPONSES: Op. Prosperity Nigeria/Benin 2011-2012
Top: The OSV Chesty Puller with a NIMASA RIB at her

stern. She was moored in Cotonou port at 15 NOV 2011
11:43:28 UTC according her AIS signal. Below: Sol II.
NNS Nwamba (top) and SOTA (below)

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES: US Navy African Partnership Station
US Navy HSV Swift - Training navies and building relations

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES: French Navy
France maintains a naval

presence in the Gulf of
Guinea, Mission Corymbe.
This presence is currently
being maintained by the
frigate Latouche-Treville.
French Frigate Latouche -Treville

OTHER INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
Critical Maritime Routes in

the Gulf of Guinea
Programme (CRIMGO)
Maritime Trade
Information Sharing Centre
(MTISC)
Initiative by: EU
Announced: 11 January 2013
Objective: Assist governments across West and Central
Africa to improve security and safety of the main
shipping routes.
4 pillars:
establishing a regional information sharing network;
training related to coastguard functions;
developing a framework for inter-agency cooperation;
promoting operational inter-agency cooperation.
Partner countries: Benin, Cameroon, Eq Guinea, Gabon,
Nigeria, So Tom and Togo (Cte d'Ivoire and Ghana).
Initiative by: The Oil Companies International Marine

Forum (OCIMF), UK Govt - supported by IMO
Cast in the mould of the UKMTO and Maritime Security
Centre-Horn of Africa (MSC-HOA)
Ambition: Single point of contact for GoG marsec
information and maritime domain awareness
Location: Ghana
Trial run in late Feb as part of the AFRICOM naval
exercise OBANGAME EXPRESS 2013
Operational as soon as possible

Despite good efforts .....
Bight of Benin
Bight of Bonny
company.

On the bridge: NNS STORM, Pathfinder naval base, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Attacks in the Gulf of Guinea have spread

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Lloyds Joint War Committees

Nigeria was already listed at the time.

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What, Where, How

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BIGHT OF BENIN: Max confirmed offshore strike

BIGHT OF BONNY: Max confirmed strike distance

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25 Apr: Kidnap, container

14 May: Armed assault, dive

7 May: Armed assault, bulk

5 & 6 May: Armed assault,

26 Apr: attempted boarding,

14 May: Hijack, tanker barge,

25 Apr: Hijack, security

25 May: Kidnap, crude

4 May: armed assault, CMA container

4 May: Armed assault,

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3 FEB 2013: Chem/OP tanker GASCOGNE hijacked

6 OCT 2012: Product tanker ORFEAS hijacked

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Above: Ateke Toms men in Okrika, Bonny River

Centre: Tompolos men

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Ivory Coast Ghana Benin Nigeria Togo Cameroon

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Map shows incidents past

The Liberian flagged offshore supply

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Kidnap victims set

AT1 hijacked approx.

Green line: pre-hijack

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Map shows incidents past

The UK flagged and owned general

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Map shows incidents past 12

Fourteen heavily armed pirates in

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