Pirates have switched tactics to kidnapping sailors for ransom as crude prices have fallen. FMTNews WestAfrica
Much of the problem originates in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, a base for pirates.
The number of crew snatched there jumped from 78 in 2018 to 121 last year — amounting to over 90% of kidnappings reported at sea worldwide, the International Maritime Bureau said in its annual piracy report. Overall, however, reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships worldwide fell in 2019 to 162 from 201 a year earlier, the watchdog said.
In 2017 alone, the cost to West Africa was estimated at over US$818 million, including naval activities and contracting security services, according to a report from Oceans Beyond Piracy, a programme that studied maritime attacks.
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