Hope rises as piracy declines in Gulf of Guinea

The IMB report also noted that the number of kidnapped crew in the region also declined from 50 in the last quarter of 2020 to 10 in the second quarter of 2021.” Director at IMB, Michael Howlett, said while it welcomes reduced piracy and armed robbery activity in the Gulf of Guinea, the IMB commended efforts by the Federal Government of Nigeria to tackle the challenge of piracy in the region, adding that reporting all incidents to the Regional Authorities and IMB PRC will ensure seafarers maintain pressure against pirates.

The IMB second quarter (Q2) 2021 report on the global reduction of piracy in 27 years in Nigeria, including the Gulf of Guinea region, stated that “the number of kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea in the second quarter of 2021 is the lowest since Q2 of 2019.

The report said that piracy in the region dropped from 33 incidents in the last quarter of 2020 to six in the second quarter of 2021..

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