Called the place in the world where “work” the most dangerous pirates.
The report of the International Maritime Bureau reported on increasing cases of kidnapping for ransom.
American organization Oceans Beyond Piracy reports that the most dangerous due to the increase in piracy recognized by the Gulf of Guinea. The Gulf of Guinea, which is located in the Atlantic ocean, washes countries such as Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria and Cameroon. As reported, earlier the pirates tried to hijack oil tankers for their cargo, but now due to the fall in oil prices, they began to kidnap people for ransom.
Meanwhile, Somali pirates is not as dangerous as before due to the international operations of naval forces. For example, last year the Somali pirates have not captured a single vessel. According to the International Maritime Bureau, from the beginning of 2016 off the coast of Africa were kidnapped 44 the Navigator.
Generally, in the world of piracy activity falls. For the first quarter of 2016 happened 37 incidents of piracy and armed robbery. During the same period last year was 54 a similar case. In the report of the Marine Bureau reported that every two of the three hijackings happen with the participation of pirates from Nigeria and côte d’ivoire
