By Mr. François Morizur, Maritime Security Expert, head Security of an international maritime company SWAIMS webinar held on 17th June 2021, with private sector actors in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG)

1. MARITIME PIRACY GOG 2020
MARITIME PIRACY GOG
17th JUNE 2021
Francois MORIZUR

2. MARITIME PIRACY GOG 2020
MARITIME PIRACY GOG
17th JUNE 2021

3. MARITIME PIRACY GOG 2020

4. ILLEGAL
BUNKERING
EX-MILITANCY
POLITICAL
CRIMINALITY
POVERTY

9. CARTE 2020

11. SEA PIRATES ?

18. MARITIME PIRACY GOG
CURRENT TREND S1

19. MARITIME EVENTS 2020
3
GOG - MARITIME INCIDENTS DEC 2020
GoG 2021 – Maritime incidents
Route South
Route North

20. GULF OF GUINEA
MARITIME ATTACKS 2010 / 2021
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Y 2021 Y 2020 Y 2019 Y 2018 Y 2017 Y 2016 Y 2015
14
24
38
NIGERIA OUT NIGERIA TOTAL
AVERAGE “NIGERIA” & TREND
AVERAGE OTHERS & TREND
AVERAGE GOG

21. PIRACY ATTACK OFFSHORE 2021
2020
2019
2020
2019
0
20
40
60
80
71
40
25
1
0
10
20
30
40
37
18
12
4
2020
2019

22. GOG - 2015 / 2021
ATTACKS DEEP OFFSHORE ( Piracy acts only)
14
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
JAN
MAR
MAY
JUL
SEP
NOV
JAN
MAR
MAY
JUL
SEP
NOV
JAN
MAR
MAY
JUL
SEP
NOV
JAN
MAR
MAY
JUL
SEP
NOV
JAN
MAR
MAY
JUL
SEP
NOV
JAN
MAR
MAY
JUL
SEP
NOV
JAN
MAR
MAY
JUL
SEP
NOV
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2

23. NUMBER & DISTANCE FROM THE SHORE GoG 2021
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2
5
11
1 1
5
3
4
6

24. TIME & NB OF ATTACKS ON 2021 – OFFSHORE ONLY
TIME & NB OF ATTACKS ON 2020 – OFFSHORE ONLY
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
NIGHT
48%
DAY
52%
0
0,5
1
1,5
2
2,5

25. DECREASE OF PIRACY ACTS WITHIN GOG SINCE MID FEB 2021
1 CASE/ 6 DAYS IN 2020 – 1 CASE /20 DAYS SINCE 4 MONTHS
EXTENSION OF MARITIME PIRACY RANGE
SEARCH FOR « SOFT AREA »
SEARCH FOR « SOFT TARGET »
KIDNAPPING OF SEAFARERS

26. CURRENT EVOLUTIONS
NIGERIA : DEEP BLUE PROJECT / 10 JUNE 2021 – FOC
COASTAL COUNTRIES OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
COASTAL COUNTRIES: LAWS CONCERNING MARITIME PIRACY
EUROPEAN UNION – PRESENCE MARITIME COORDONNEE
IMO / BIMCO - MARITIME INDUSTRY INITIATIVE
GOG – MARITIME COLLABORATION FORUM /SHADE