By Mr Francois Morizur, Maritime Security Expert SWAIMS webinar held on 09th February 2022, with private sector actors in West Africa

1. MARITIME PIRACY GOG 2020
ANALYSIS OF THE 2021
REPORT ON MARITIME
PIRACY AND RELATED INCIDENTS GOG
9 th FEB 2022
Francois MORIZUR

3. GULF OF GUINEA
2020: RECORD
2021 : NEVER OBSERVED SINCE 2004

4. 0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2020
2021
50%
TREND 2020 / 2021

5. PIRACY ATTACK OFFSHORE 2021
2020
2019
0
5
10
15
20
25
TOTAL CASE BOARDING KIDNAP HIJACK
24
14
11
2
RATE BOARDING KIDNAP HIJACK
0
20
40
60
80
71
40
25
1
0
10
20
30
40
37
18
12
4
2020
2019

6. OBJECTIVES 2021

7. LOCATIONS

8. GOG PIRACY 2020
NIGERIA
BENIN /TOGO/ GHANA
GABON / E.GUINEA /GABON
INT WATERS
45%
23%
30%
2%
71 EVENTS
SAO TOME

9. LOCATIONS
2020

10. GOG PIRACY 2021
NIGERIA
BENIN /TOGO/ GHANA
GABON / E.GUINEA /GABON
INT WATERS
16%
55%
16%
13%
24 EVENTS
SAO TOME

11. LOCATIONS
2021

12. MARITIME EVENTS 2020
3
GOG - MARITIME INCIDENTS DEC 2020
Route South
Route North

13. MARITIME EVENTS 2020
3
GOG - MARITIME INCIDENTS DEC 2020
Route South
Route North
13th DEC 2021 0330 HRS LOC
GAS HORIZON
13th DEC 2021 1530 HRS LOC
TONSBERG
15th DEC 2021 1425 HRS LOC
TROPICAL
13th DEC 2021 0325 HRS LOC
TAMPEN
31th DEC 2021 0430 hrs
FISHING VESSEL
29th JAN 2022 EVENING
DONA CANDIDA
75% PIRACY EVENTS IN LAST 3 MONTHS ( 6 / 8 CASES)

14. 2021 SPECIFIC
PIRACY CASES

15. DAVIDE B / B EVOLUTION 802
11 & 14TH MARCH 2021
INTERNATIONAL WATERS
‘RELEASE POINT’ ESCORT
ATTACK DAYLIGHT LESS 5 N.MILES
SECURITY VESSELS
220 N.m

16. SECURITY ESCORT
SECURITY ESCORT

17. ATLANTIC PRINCESS / IRIS S
19 & 31TH MAY 2021
GHANA / BENIN WATERS
FISHING VESSELS
SOFT TARGETS / NO PROTECTED

18. ESBERN SNARE
24TH NOV 2021
CROSS SHOOTING
FOLLOW UP

19. TONSBERG
13TH DEC 2021
OFFSHORE MALABO
SOFT TARGETS / NO PROTECTED
ESBERN SNARE
SEA PIRATES
BMP 5

20. TROPICAL / DONA CANDIDA
15TH DEC 2021 & 29TH JAN 2022
FERRIES – COMMERCIAL LINES
SHIPOWNERS
OBJECTIVES ?
SEA PIRATES / ORIGIN

21. B OCEAN
24TH JAN 2022
IVORY COAST
PETRO PIRACY BACK ( FEB 2016)
SOPHISTICATION !
FOLLOW UP….

22. TANKER BARRET
HIJACKED OFFSHORE COTONOU
JAN 2018
SAME GROUP ?