1. Leading the way; making a difference Click to edit Master title style Council Piracy Brief November November 2012 - Somali Piracy and Gulf of Guinea attacks John Boreman, Marine Director, INTERTANKO.

2. Leading the way; making a difference INTERTANKO - Piracy INTERTANKO continues to push for action to eradicate piracy, we have a high level of participation :- GOOD news - very low levels of Somali attacks and ships held BAD news - the pirates have not gone away and will surely take up any opportunities Gulf of Guinea has seen more hijackings and theft of cargo

3. Leading the way; making a difference INTERTANKO - SHIPS Four merchant vessels held with 114 crew plus 27.

4. Leading the way; making a difference INTERTANKO - STATS Success due to – Military, Shore action, BMP, Armed Guards

5. Leading the way; making a difference Multi-facetted approach UN Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Working Group 1 – Navies, Capacity (Prisons, Coastguard) Working Group 2 – Legal Aspects Working Group 3 - "BMP", Welfare, Compliance, PMSC’s Working Group 4 - Public diplomacy within Somalia Working Group 5 - Disrupting the financial networks Plus Independent nations, EC, IMO

6. Leading the way; making a difference Somali Piracy developments Now have a Somali Government and int’l action Good disruption of pirate activities ISO Standard for Armed Guards Nov. 2012 Expectations for the Shipping industry to contribute to a sustainable solution to piracy: Information Sharing - reporting and intelligence Self-protection - BMP and innovation - Compliance Welfare of Seafarers - still issues

7. Leading the way; making a difference Gulf of Guinea (GoG) – What is happening? Six hijackings in six weeks did cause concern, with one ship taken as far away as Ivory Coast. Increased attacks at greater range. Stolen cargo disappears in Nigeria. Nigerian action. Capacity building in region Action by UK, US and France – US and French in region Coordination Centre and Guidance for vessels in GoG.

8. Leading the way; making a difference INTERTANKO - Piracy Despite reduced attacks, pirates are still there, tenacious and hungry BE CAUTIOUS

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