Gulf of Guinea piracy incidents have reached new heights this year, reveals a security report by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). As per IMB’s report, crew kidnapping in the region accounted for 95% of the world’s crew kidnappings.
135 crew kidnappings happened all over the world in 2020. Of which the Gulf of Guinea alone had 95% share.
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